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Suffer vs Paint - What's the difference?

suffer | paint |

As a verb suffer

is to undergo hardship.

As a noun paint is

a paint horse.

suffer

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To undergo hardship.
  • To feel pain.
  • To have a disease or condition.
  • To become worse.
  • To endure, undergo.
  • * Shakespeare
  • If your more ponderous and settled project / May suffer alteration.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= The rise of smart beta , passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
  • (archaic) To allow.
  • * The U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 203:
  • "Employ" includes to suffer or permit to work.
  • * Section 31-36 of the Code of Montgomery County, Maryland:
  • *KJV, Matthew 19:14
  • *:But Jesus said, suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
  • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * insufferable * sufferer * suffering * suffer fools gladly * suffer by comparison

    Anagrams

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    paint

    English

    (wikipedia paint)

    Noun

  • 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.
  • (in the plural) A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.
  • * 2007 , Jesse Guthrie, Catherine's Addiction (page 116)
  • René went back into the kitchen and put a pot of coffee on, got out his paints and started on a new painting. He felt inspired.
  • (basketball, slang) The free-throw lane, construed with ''the''.
  • The Nimrods are strong on the outside, but not very good in the paint .
  • (uncountable, paintball, slang) Paintballs.
  • I am running low on paint for my marker.
  • (poker, slang) A face card (king, queen, or jack).
  • (computing, attributive) Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.
  • * 1993 , Emil Ihrig, CorelDRAW! 4 made easy
  • It combines traditional paint capabilities with photograph enhancement features.
  • * 1998 , Kit Laybourne, The animation book: a complete guide to animated filmmaking
  • Computer paint software operates similarly but adds features that are delightfully familiar and useful to artists trained in traditional graphics materials.
  • * 2001 , Maureen Sprankle, Problem Solving for Information Processing
  • If using a paint package, you must specify the color before you draw the line or shape.

    Derived terms

    * face paint * finger paint * like watching paint dry * Paint / Paint Horse * paintbrush * paint job * war paint

    References

    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply paint to.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
  • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=1 citation , passage=The half-dozen pieces
  • To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
  • To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
  • not painted with the crimson spots of blood
  • * (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
  • Cuckoo buds of yellow hue / Do paint the meadows with delight.
  • To create (an image) with paints.
  • to paint a portrait or a landscape
  • To practise the art of painting pictures.
  • I've been painting since I was a young child.
  • (computing) To draw an element in a graphical user interface.
  • * 1991 , Ernest R Tello, Object-oriented Programming for Windows
  • Sent to a minimized window when the icon's background must be filled before it is painted .
  • (figuratively) To depict or portray.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
  • Disloyal? / The word is too good to paint out her wickedness.
  • * (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
  • If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.
  • To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
  • Let her paint an inch thick.
  • (transitive, military, slang) To direct a radar beam toward.
  • Derived terms

    * painted lady * painted trillium * painted vulture * painter * painting * paint oneself into a corner * paint out * paint the town red * paint with a broad brush * repaint

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