(n)paint, pigmenta 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“artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably”
(n)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”