"paint up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: paints up [present, singular, third-person], painting up [participle, present], painted up [participle, past], painted up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} paint up (third-person singular simple present paints up, present participle painting up, simple past and past participle painted up)
  1. To paint a surface, place or picture.
    Sense id: en-paint_up-en-verb-zVsf-ed-
  2. To touch up a paint job.
    Sense id: en-paint_up-en-verb-a3soVuUM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 45 32 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 13 71 16
  3. (figurative) To make someone or something appear to be a particular way. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-paint_up-en-verb-TTKUgYiH

Download JSONL data for paint up meaning in English (1.6kB)

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