"paint" meaning in English

See paint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /peɪnt/ Audio: en-us-paint.ogg [US] Forms: paint [singular], paints [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Paint is a liquid used to colour something
    Sense id: simple-paint-en-noun-cZbynBq~

Verb

IPA: /peɪnt/ Audio: en-us-paint.ogg [US] Forms: paint [canonical], paints [third-person, singular], painted [past], painted [past, participle], painting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. to use paint to colour something
    Sense id: simple-paint-en-verb-G7wx4mWh
  2. to use paint to make a picture.
    Sense id: simple-paint-en-verb-ZT1dT-5K
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