paint bucket

noun

A tool in some graphics editor applications that fills in a portion of the image with a certain color or pattern.

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Meanings

nounpaint bucket (plural paint buckets)

plural paint buckets

  1. computer graphicsA tool in some graphics editor applications that fills in a portion of the image with a certain color or pattern.

    Click and hold the gradient tool icon (sixth tool on the right) to display the flyout menu pictured on the left in Figure 6-18. Then choose the paint bucket.

    2004, Deke McClelland, Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One, page 172

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 油漆桶
  • 油漆桶 (yóuqītǒng)Translations
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APA

paint bucket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paint%20bucket

MLA

“paint bucket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paint%20bucket. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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