distemper vs squeegee

distemper

noun
  • A glue-based paint. 

  • A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh. 

  • A painting produced with this kind of paint. 

verb
  • To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of. 

  • To mix (colours) in the way of distemper. 

  • To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease. 

  • To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humoured, or malignant. 

  • To intoxicate. 

  • To paint using distemper. 

squeegee

noun
  • A tool used to force the ink through the stencil in silk-screen printing. 

  • A tool used to remove excess moisture from a print. 

  • A street-cleaning machine consisting of a roller made of squeegee blades pulled by a horse. 

  • A short-handled tool, especially as used on car windshields and home windows. 

  • A long-handled tool used on ships for swabbing the decks and spreading protective coatings. 

  • Similar long-handled tools used for drying or leveling surfaces such as paths and roadways. 

  • A person who uses a squeegee, especially one who "cleans" the windshield of a car stopped at a traffic light and then demands payment. 

verb
  • To use a squeegee. 

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