What is the meaning of painting?

noun

• Graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface.
  • usage: "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"
  • synonyms: picture
• Creating a picture with paints.
  • usage: "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"
• The act of applying paint to a surface.
  • usage: "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush"
• The occupation of a house painter.
  • usage: "house painting was the only craft he knew"
  • synonyms: house painting

verb

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