paint
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
A coloured liquid that you put on a surface with a brush or roller and that dries into a thin hard layer.
We need two more tins of white paint for the ceiling.
The paint on the old window frames is cracked and peeling.
Don't touch the door, the paint is still wet.
She mixed red and white paint to get a soft pink.
Common collocations: a tin of paint · wet paint · a coat of paint · oil paint · peeling paint
Part of: Art, Materials, Colours, Cleaning and repairs
Sense 2
- verb
- A1
To make a picture by putting coloured liquid on paper or cloth with a brush.
He paints mostly harbours and boats, always from memory.
She learned to paint with oils at an evening class.
My aunt painted the same quiet lake every autumn.
Children were painting animals with their fingers instead of brushes.
Common collocations: paint a picture · paint in oils · paint from memory · paint a portrait · learn to paint
Part of: Art, Games and hobbies
Sense 3 · less common
- verb
- A2
To cover a wall, door or other surface with coloured liquid so that it looks new or is protected.
We are painting the kitchen walls a warm cream colour.
The garden fence needs painting again before the autumn rains.
They painted the whole hallway in one long Saturday afternoon.
Someone had painted the front door a surprising bright red.
Common collocations: paint a wall · paint the door white · freshly painted · paint over something · need painting
Part of: Cleaning and repairs, Rooms, The garden
Forms
- past
- painted
- plural
- paints
- third_person
- paints
- past_participle
- painted