paint: Meaning and Definition of

paint

1. to coat, cover, or decorate (something) with paint: to paint a fence.
2. to produce (a picture, design, etc.) in paint: to paint a portrait.
3. to represent in paint, as in oils, tempera, or watercolor: to paint an actress as the Muse of tragedy.
4. to depict as if by painting; describe vividly in words: The ads painted the resort as a winter wonderland.
5. to color by or as if by painting: Sunset painted the clouds pink.
6. to apply a substance to, as a liquid medicine or a cosmetic: to paint a cut with iodine.

1. to coat or cover anything with paint.
2. to engage in painting as an art: She has begun to paint in her spare time.
3. to put on or use facial cosmetics.
4. to celebrate boisterously, esp. by making a round of stops at bars and nightclubs.