AIRBRUSH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does airbrush mean? 

• AIRBRUSH (noun)
  The noun AIRBRUSH has 1 sense:

1. an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air

  Familiarity information: AIRBRUSH used as a noun is very rare.

• AIRBRUSH (verb)
  The verb AIRBRUSH has 1 sense:

1. paint with an airbrush

  Familiarity information: AIRBRUSH used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AIRBRUSH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("airbrush" is a kind of...):

atomiser; atomizer; nebuliser; nebulizer; spray; sprayer (a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist)

Derivation:

airbrush (paint with an airbrush)

• AIRBRUSH (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they airbrush    ... he / she / it airbrushes   
Past simple: airbrushed   
Past participle: airbrushed   
-ing form: airbrushing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Paint with an airbrush

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it

Hypernyms (to "airbrush" is one way to...):

paint (apply paint to; coat with paint)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

airbrush (an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air)