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paint
A	noun
	1	paint
			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
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚covering ╚coating; coat ╚paint ╚oil paint ╚house paint; housepaint ╚finger paint; fingerpaint ╚encaustic ╚enamel ╚distemper ╚coat of paint ╚acrylic; acrylic paint
	2	rouge, paint, blusher
			makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚toiletry; toilet article; toiletries ╚cosmetic; cosmetics ╚makeup; make-up; war paint ╚rouge, paint, blusher
	3	key, paint
			(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"
		Category Tree: entity ╚location ╚region ╚area; country ╚space ╚key, paint
B	verb
	1	paint
			apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow"
		Category Tree: cover ╚coat; surface ╚paint ╚prime; ground; undercoat ╚airbrush ╚repaint ╚grain
	2	paint
			apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil
		Category Tree: cover ╚paint ╚repaint
	3	paint
			make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚re-create ╚represent; interpret ╚paint ╚repaint
	4	paint
			make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚create ╚paint ╚stipple ╚shade; fill in ╚charge ╚distemper ╚fresco ╚bodypaint ╚stipple ╚finger-paint

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