paint

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paint
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Meanings
noun
  • a coloured substance which is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective coating.
    E.g. a tin of paint
  • a piebald horse.
    E.g. a paint mare
  • the rectangular area marked near the basket at each end of the court.
    E.g. the two players jostled in the paint
verb
  • cover the surface of (something) with paint.
    E.g. the ceiling was painted dark grey
  • depict (someone or something) or produce (a picture) with paint.
    E.g. I painted a woman sitting next to a table lamp
  • display a mark representing (an aircraft or vehicle) on a radar screen.
    E.g. flying behind hills lessens the enemy's ability to paint you with radar

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