Definition of paint

• v. t. - To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.
• v. t. - Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.
• v. t. - To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.
• v. t. - Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict.
• v. t. - To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.
• v. t. - To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
• n. - A pigment or coloring substance.
• n. - The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface.
• n. - A cosmetic; rouge.