1. A substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
   "They chose a bright blue paint for the bedroom walls";
   - pigment
    
2. Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
   "She lightly dusted her cheeks with pink paint";
   - rouge, blusher, blush [N. Amer]
    
3. (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different colour from the rest of the court
   "he dominates play in the paint";
   - key

1. Apply paint to; coat with paint
   "We painted the rooms yellow"
    
2. Make a painting
   "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"
    
3. Make a painting of
   "He painted his mistress many times"
    
4. Apply liquid to a surface with a brush
   "They painted the fence with a weather-resistant coating"
    
5. Describe or depict vividly in words
   "The author painted a grim picture of life in the slums"
    
6. Cover or fill something (often metaphorical)
   "Autumn painted the hills with bright colours"

Derived forms: paints, painted, painting

Type of: coat, coating, color [US], coloring material [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], colouring material [Brit, Cdn], cover, create, interpret, makeup, make-up, represent, space, surface, war paint [informal]

Part of: basketball court

Encyclopedia: Paint, Pennsylvania