A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
"The veteran cowboy spotted his prized paint horse trotting toward the corral before he even stepped onto the porch."
a paint horse
In plain English: Paint is a colored liquid that you spread over a surface to make it look different or protect it.
"She bought a fresh can of paint for her bedroom."
Usage: Use the noun "paint" exclusively to refer to a specific breed of horse with white markings on its face and legs; do not use it for pigments or colors. This term is often confused with other equine breeds but has no relation to artistic materials.
apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil
"The handyman decided to paint the porch railing before the heavy rain arrived."
To apply paint to.
"She carefully painted the old fence a bright blue color before summer arrived."
In plain English: To paint is to cover a surface with liquid color using a brush or roller.
"She decided to paint the bedroom walls a soft blue color."
Usage: Use "paint" as a verb when you are applying liquid color to a surface like a wall or canvas. Do not use it to mean painting with a brush in general motion unless that action results in coating the object.
The word "paint" entered English from the Old French verb paindre, which came from the Latin pingō meaning "to paint." This borrowing replaced earlier native English words like tēafor and mǣlan that had previously described the act of coloring or marking with pigment.