a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; artists use `paint and `pigment interchangeably
(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; he hit a jump shot from the top of the key; he dominates play in the paint
[ Syn: key ]
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
paint (n.)
make a painting; he painted all day in the garden; He painted a painting of the garden'
apply paint to; coat with paint; We painted the rooms yellow'
make a painting of; He painted his mistress many times'
apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil