1. paint - Noun
2. paint - Verb
To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.
Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.
To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.
Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict.
To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.
To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
A pigment or coloring substance.
The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface.
A cosmetic; rouge.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do? Pablo Picasso
The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen. Paul Valéry
Tell people there's an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure. George Carlin
Blushing is the paint of good habits. Hungarian Proverb
A wound foreseen paint the less. Italian Proverb
The devil is not as scary as they paint him. Russian Proverb