paint

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 103880896)
    "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"
    is a type of:
    subtypes:
    • acrylic, acrylic paint - used especially by artists
    • antifouling paint - a paint used to protect against the accumulation of barnacles etc. on underwater surfaces
    • coat of paint - a layer of paint covering something else
    • distemper - paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
    • enamel - a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish
    • encaustic - a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application
    • finger paint, fingerpaint - paint that has the consistency of jelly
    • house paint, housepaint - paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house
    • oil paint - paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle
    • semigloss - a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat
    • spray paint - paint applied with a spray gun
    • water-base paint - paint in which water is used as the vehicle
    substance holonym: pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
    same as: pigment
  2. (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 (synset 108608465)
    "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint"
    referred to in: basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
    is a type of: space - an area reserved for some particular purpose
    has: foul line - a line from which basketball players take penalty shots
    is a part of: basketball court - the court on which basketball is played
    same as: key
  3. Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks (synset 104119846)
    is a type of: make-up, makeup, war paint - cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
    same as: blusher, rouge
Verb
  1. Make a painting (synset 201688794)
    "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"
    referred to in: art, artistic creation, artistic production - the creation of beautiful or significant things
    is a type of: create - pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity
    subtypes:
    • finger-paint - apply colors with one's fingers
    • stipple - apply (paint) in small dots or strokes
    • bodypaint - apply paint to a body
    • fresco - paint onto wet plaster on a wall
    • distemper - paint with distemper
    • charge - place a heraldic bearing on
    • fill in, shade - represent the effect of shade or shadow on
    • stipple - make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
    • watercolor, watercolour - paint with watercolors
  2. Apply paint to;
    Coat with paint (synset 201365439)
    "We painted the rooms yellow"
    is a type of: coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
    subtypes:
  3. Make a painting of (synset 201688558)
    "He painted his mistress many times"
    referred to in: art, artistic creation, artistic production - the creation of beautiful or significant things
    is a type of: interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of
    subtypes: repaint - paint again
  4. Apply a liquid to;
    E.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil (synset 201366185)
    is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered

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