A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.

(transitive) To apply paint to. / (transitive) To apply in the manner that paint is applied. / (transitive, medicine) To apply with a brush in order to treat some body part.

present participle of paint

(countable) An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint. / (uncountable) The action of applying paint to a surface. / (uncountable) The same activity as an art form.

simple past tense and past participle of paint

Coated with paint. / Depicted in paint. / Colorful, as if painted. / Wearing makeup. / (figuratively) Superficial or cosmetic, without underlying depth of feeling.

plural of painting

plural of paint

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paint

a paint horse