[peynt] 
| 1. | a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art. |
| 2. | an application of this. |
| 3. | the dried surface pigment: Don't scuff the paint. |
| 4. | the solid coloring matter alone; pigment. |
| 5. | facial cosmetics, esp. lipstick, rouge, etc., designed to heighten natural color. |
| 6. | Chiefly Western U.S. a pied, calico, or spotted horse or pony; pinto. |
| 7. | to coat, cover, or decorate (something) with paint: to paint a fence. |
| 8. | to produce (a picture, design, etc.) in paint: to paint a portrait. |
| 9. | to represent in paint, as in oils, tempera, or watercolor: to paint an actress as the Muse of tragedy. |
| 10. | to depict as if by painting; describe vividly in words: The ads painted the resort as a winter wonderland. |
| 11. | to color by or as if by painting: Sunset painted the clouds pink. |
| 12. | to apply a substance to, as a liquid medicine or a cosmetic: to paint a cut with iodine. |
| 13. | to coat or cover anything with paint. |
| 14. | to engage in painting as an art: She has begun to paint in her spare time. |
| 15. | to put on or use facial cosmetics. |
| 16. | paint the town red, Informal. to celebrate boisterously, esp. by making a round of stops at bars and nightclubs. Also, paint the town. |
| paint (pānt) n.
v. tr.
[From Middle English painten, to paint, from Old French peintier, from peint, past participle of peindre, from Latin pingere; see peig- in Indo-European roots.] paint'a·bil'i·ty n., paint'a·ble adj. |
paint (pānt)
n.
A solution or suspension of one or more medicaments applied to the skin with a brush or large applicator. v. paint·ed, paint·ing, paints
To apply medicine to; swab.
paint the town red
Go on a spree, as in Whenever they go to New York they want to paint the town red. The precise allusion of this term is disputed. Some believe it refers to setting something on fire; others point to a vague association of the color red with violence. [Late 1800s]
