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paint

/ˈpeɪnt/

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noun

plural paints

a liquid that dries to form a thin colored layer when it is spread on a surface [noncount]

Apply paint to the canvas in a series of short strokes.

I need more blue paint.

The old walls are coated with several layers of paint.

a can of latex/acrylic paint

The house needs a fresh/second coat of paint.

face paint [=colorful makeup for drawing pictures on children's faces] [count]

The store sells many different paints.

a box of paints [=different types of paint that are used by an artist to paint pictures and that are usually sold in a dry form or in tubes]

finger paints [=paints that children spread onto paper with their hands] - see also greasepaint, oil paint, spray paint

[singular] :a layer of dried paint on a surface

Did you chip the paint?

The car's paint is cracking. - called also (Brit) paintwork

verb

paints; painted; painting

[+ obj] :to cover (something) with paint :to put paint on (something)

I need to paint the bookcase.

We're going to paint the room yellow.

The classroom wall was painted with clouds and rainbows.

to make (a picture or design) by using paints [+ obj]

He painted that portrait of his wife.

She painted the landscape on a square canvas.

The store carries hand-painted tiles. [=tiles that have pictures or designs on them that were painted by a person and not by a machine] [no obj]

She paints well.

I like to draw and my sister likes to paint.

The beauty of the world inspires me to paint.

He paints mostly in oils. - compare draw

[+ obj] :to describe (someone or something) in a particular way

The study paints a bleak/grim picture of the effects of pollution on animal life.

Opponents paint a picture of the president as corrupt and irresponsible. = Opponents paint the president as corrupt and irresponsible.

[+ obj] :to put makeup on (a part of the body)

She painted her nails with pink nail polish.

She put on eye shadow and painted her lips with red lipstick.

paint over

[phrasal verb]

paint over (something) :to cover (something) with a layer of paint

They painted over the graffiti.

paint the town (red)

informal :to go out drinking, dancing, etc., to have a good time

* Các từ tương tự:
paint thinner, paintball, paintbrush, painter, painterly, painting, paintwork