Paint

v. t.	1.	To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc. [imp. & p. p. Painted; p. pr. & vb. n. Painting.] Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. - 2 Kings ix. 30.
	2.	To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors. Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. - Shak. Cuckoo buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight. - Shak.
	3.	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.
	4.	To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict; as, to paint a political opponent as a traitor. Disloyal? The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. - Shak. If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. - Pope.
	1.	To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.
	2.	To color one's face by way of beautifying it. Let her paint an inch thick. - Shak.
n.	1.	A pigment or coloring substance.
	2.	A cosmetic; rouge.

Noun	1.	paint - 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
	2.	paint - (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; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint" Synonyms: key
	3.	paint - makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks Synonyms: rouge, blusher
Verb	1.	paint - make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"
	2.	paint - apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow"
	3.	paint - make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times"
	4.	paint - apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

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