paint up

verb

To paint a surface, place or picture.

“I spent the weekend painting up my shed.”

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Meanings

verbpaint up (third-person singular simple present paints up, present participle painting up, simple past and past participle painted up)

present singular third person paints up · participle present painting up · participle past painted up · past painted up

  1. To paint a surface, place or picture.

    I spent the weekend painting up my shed.

  2. To touch up a paint job.

    I'll hire people for the difficult chores, but I can paint up the damaged areas on the living room walls.

  3. figurativelyTo make someone or something appear to be a particular way.

    His description painted you up to be a monster.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paint up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paint%20up.

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