1 [U] a liquid that is put on surfaces to give them a particular colour; a layer of this liquid when it has dried on a surface:
white / yellow paint * gloss / matt / acrylic paint * The woodwork has recently been given a fresh coat of paint. * Wet paint! (= used as a sign) * The paint is starting to peel off.
seealsoGREASEPAINT, OILPAINT, WARPAINT
2 (paints) [pl.] tubes or blocks of paint used for painting pictures:
oil paints
Part of speech: verb
1 ~ sth (with sth) to cover a surface or object with paint:
[VN] We've decided to have the house painted. * Paint the shed with weather-resistant paint. * a brightly painted barge * [VN-ADJ] The walls were painted yellow. [also VN-N, V]
2 ~ (in sth)
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