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paint
verb
A2
/peɪnt/
To apply paint to.
transitive
To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
transitive
To apply with a brush in order to treat some body part.
transitive
To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.
transitive
To create (an image) with paints.
transitive
To practise the art of painting pictures.
intransitive
To draw an element in a graphical user interface.
transitive
To depict or portray.
figuratively, transitive
To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
intransitive
To detect (something) with radar.
slang, transitive
To defecate or soil with faeces during anal sex.
slang, transitive
Forms
he/she/it
paints
-ing form
painting
past participle
painted
past
painted
Example sentences
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The news article painted the defendant as a guilty man, even though he had been proven innocent.
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Who painted this painting?
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paint
A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
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