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to paint

to paint

417 1.0
To make a picture using coloured liquid on a surface
  • verb
  • /peɪnt/
translation icon : pintar
  • After gathering his supplies, he was ready to paint the canvas with bright colors.
  • paint a picture
  • paint a portrait
  • paint a mural

And a good painter will not just paint, he needs to create.

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Examples

  • Why don't you just paint my portrait?

  • Well, why did you stop painting?

  • So, so maybe paint like a, a picture of that moment.

  • It's it's an interesting style to paint people in.

  • And then when I painted it, the magic took place.

  • Soon, it seems that half the people in the camp are painting themselves or one another.

    Academic text (1991)
  • And we're going to do that by painting on top of this layer.

  • And that's why you should always paint your house yellow.

  • And these two alpaca farmers are painting their mountain white.

  • Many business owners painted Italian murals on the formerly blank sides of their buildings.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

to finger-paint
vsto paint
2 3.8

To put paint on paper using your fingers

creates an image using brushes or other tools rather than bare hands

Antonyms

1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

144 1.6

Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible

Idioms

To describe someone or something in detail so the reader can imagine them

Put yourself in a difficult situation with no easy way out

3 6.9

To go out and celebrate by visiting bars or clubs

3 7.8

To do something very boring and slow

Describe people or things in very general ways that ignore important details

1 6.4

To say a situation is better than it really is

Very boring and hard to pay attention to

To not recognize someone at all because you have never met them

9.9

To add decoration that is not needed to something already beautiful

Phrasal Verbs

To put paint on a surface from a small can that makes a fine mist

To put paint on paper using your fingers

1 4.2

Put paint on a surface quickly without trying to be exact

1 2.5

Put paint on something to make it look better

Make a small scratch or chip in a painted surface

To paint quickly in a messy, uneven way

To spread paint on a surface in a messy, uneven way

Compounds

39 2.5

Work covering something, like a car or wall, with color to make it look new

14 2.3

A single layer of paint that covers a surface

14 3.0

Paint that comes out of a small can as a fine mist to cover surfaces

A new layer of paint that makes a surface look newer

oil paint
  • Specialized
4 3.3

A type of paint that has color mixed in oil and dries slowly

A paint that dries quickly and is made from a type of plastic used by artists

1 5.8

Colored paint people put on the face and body before a battle or ceremony

1 1.7

A colored liquid that you put on the outside of a house to cover wood or walls

war paint
  • Informal
1 5.5

Makeup people put on to feel more confident before going out

finger paint
  • Baby Talk
1 1.8

A soft colored paste children use with their fingers to make pictures

latex paint
  • Specialized
1 3.2

A water-based paint that uses latex to make color stay on walls and furniture

1 2.3

A tool with a soft round surface for painting large walls or ceilings

A small rounded lump of paint that sits on a surface

A type of paint that uses water instead of oil

casein paint
  • Specialized
7.4

A water-based paint made from milk protein and used for painting pictures and decorations

antifouling paint
  • Specialized
5.1

Paint applied to a boat's hull to stop barnacles and algae from growing

9.9

A European plant that lives for one year with small green flowers and bright red berries

9.1

A North American plant that lives for many years with grey hairy leaves and a red or yellow dye

rubber-base paint
  • Specialized
4.2

A water-based paint that stays flexible, lasts a long time and resists moisture

A simple painting kit with numbered areas to fill with set colors, or a predictable way of doing something

9.3

A plant with bright red leaves often used for holiday decoration

A fixed, simple way of doing creative work that leaves little room for new ideas

A cheap water-based paint with bright colors for children's art

whore's paint
  • Offensive
9.9

Thick heavy makeup that changes how a face looks

How Detailed

to elaborate
79 4.2
to render
52 6.3
to paint
417 1.0
to sketch
45 3.0
to doodle
13 3.3

Surface Forms

paint infinitive
painted past
painted past participle
painting present participle
paints third person singular

Etymology

To paint a picture comes from Latin pingere 'to color', the same root you see in the word picture, so painting is making a picture with color.