paint definition

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
• examples: artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably
2. make a painting
• examples: he painted all day in the garden
• examples: He painted a painting of the garden
3. apply paint to; coat with paint
• examples: We painted the rooms yellow
4. make a painting of
• examples: He painted his mistress many times
5. apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil