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Meaning of paint

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  paint
      n 1: 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; "artists use `paint'
           and `pigment' interchangeably" [syn: {paint}, {pigment}]
      2: (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" [syn: {key}, {paint}]
      3: makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the
         cheeks [syn: {rouge}, {paint}, {blusher}]
      v 1: make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He
           painted a painting of the garden"
      2: apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms
         yellow"
      3: make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times"
      4: apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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