airbrush

See also: air-brush and air brush

English

A single-action, external mix airbrush

Alternative forms

• air brush
• air-brush

Etymology

air +‎ brush

Noun

airbrush (plural airbrushes)

1. A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.

Translations

handheld paint sprayer powered by compressed air

• Catalan: aerògraf m
• Finnish: retussiruisku
• French: aérographe (fr) m

• German: Airbrush (de) f
• Irish: aerdhathadóir m
• Polish: aerograf (pl) m
• Spanish: aerógrafo (es) m

Verb

airbrush (third-person singular simple present airbrushes, present participle airbrushing, simple past and past participle airbrushed)

1. To paint using an airbrush.
2. To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.

Synonyms

• (enhance a photograph): photoshop, doctor