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'paint' - used as a noun
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
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 dominates play in the paint
3. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

'paint' - used as a verb
4. make a painting
he painted all day in the garden
He painted a painting of the garden
5. apply paint to; coat with paint
We painted the rooms yellow
6. make a painting of
He painted his mistress many times
7. apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

derived forms
1. Paint / Plural
paints
2. Paint / Past
painted
3. Paint / Third Person
paints
4. Paint / Present Participle
painting
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