- painting, picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"
--1 is a kind of graphic art
--1 has particulars:Derived forms: verb paint1, verb paint3 - painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"
--2 is a kind of art, artistic creation, artistic production; fine arts, beaux arts
--2 has particulars: distemper; fresco; impasto; oil paintingDerived forms: verb paint1, verb paint3 - painting - the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush"
--3 is a kind of application, coating, covering
--3 has particulars:spray painting; spatter, spattering, splash, splashing, splattering; finger-painting Derived forms: verb paint4, verb paint2 - painting, house painting - the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew"
--4 is a kind of trade, craft
--4 is a part of construction, buildingDerived form: verb paint2
- paint - make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"
--1 is one way to create
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun paint1, noun painter1, noun painting1, noun painting2
Sam and Sue paint
- paint - apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow"
--2 is one way to coat, surface
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun paint1, noun painter2, noun painting3, noun painting4
They want to paint the doors
- paint - make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times"
--3 is one way to represent, interpret
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun paint1, noun painter1, noun painting1, noun painting2
Sam cannot paint Sue
- paint - apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil
--4 is one way to cover
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun paint1, noun painting3
The men paint the boat