a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.

an application of this.

the dried surface pigment

Don't scuff the paint.

the solid coloring matter alone; pigment.

facial cosmetics, esp. lipstick, rouge, etc., designed to heighten natural color.

Chiefly Western U.S. a pied, calico, or spotted horse or pony; pinto.

to coat, cover, or decorate (something) with paint

to paint a fence.

to produce (a picture, design, etc.) in paint

to paint a portrait.

to represent in paint, as in oils, tempera, or watercolor

to paint an actress as the Muse of tragedy.

to depict as if by painting; describe vividly in words

The ads painted the resort as a winter wonderland.

to color by or as if by painting

Sunset painted the clouds pink.

to apply a substance to, as a liquid medicine or a cosmetic

to paint a cut with iodine.

to coat or cover anything with paint.

to engage in painting as an art

She has begun to paint in her spare time.

to put on or use facial cosmetics. ?

paint the town red, Informal . to celebrate boisterously, esp. by making a round of stops at bars and nightclubs. Also

paint the town.

verb

strip

noun

acrylic , chroma , color , coloring , cosmetic , dye , emulsion , enamel , flat , gloss , greasepaint , latex , makeup , oil , overlay , pigment , rouge , stain , tempera , varnish , veneer , wax

verb

brush , catch a likeness , coat , color , compose , cover , cover up , daub , decorate , delineate , depict , design , draft , draw , dye , figure , fresco , gloss over , limn , ornament , outline , picture , portray , put on coats , represent , shade , sketch , slap on , slather , stipple , swab , tint , touch up , wash , enamel , gaud , lim , makeup , pigment , pretend , rouge , stain , varnish