What is the meaning of paint?

noun

• 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.
  • usage: "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"
  • synonyms: pigment
• Basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court. (
  • usage: "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint"
  • synonyms: key
• Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks.
  • synonyms: rouge, blusher

verb

• Make a painting.
  • usage: "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"
• Apply paint to; coat with paint.
  • usage: "We painted the rooms yellow"
• Make a painting of.
  • usage: "He painted his mistress many times"
• Apply a liquid to; e. G., paint the gutters with linseed oil. .