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Definition of paint : 1. A cosmetic; rouge.
2. A pigment or coloring substance.
3. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.
4. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict.
5. The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface.
6. To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
7. To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.
8. To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.
9. To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.

Synonyms:

cay, blusher, key fruit, winder, keystone, samara, rouge, cosmetic, tonality, makeup, blushing mushroom, headstone, key

shade, spectrum, color, dye, pigment, complexion, rainbow, palette, hue, tincture, ink, tint, tone, stain

draw, illustrate, doodle, depict, render, trace, sketch

overlay, cover, veneer, varnish

Usage examples:

• She wouldn't have asked him to paint the picture if she hadn't wanted to see him often alone, and make him fall in love with her. - "The Heather-Moon", C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson.
• The hands said, We are too weak to paint or to write. - "Fifty Fabulous Fables", Lida Brown McMurry.
• Through passengers might be distinguished by a complete coat of paint. - "Literary Lapses", Stephen Leacock.