photoshop
part of speech
verb (photoshop, photoshops, photoshopped, photoshopping); noun (Photoshop – the program, a trademark)
meaning for a pupil
1) (Photoshop, noun) A computer program used to edit pictures. tree →
2) (verb, informal) To change a photo digitally, often to make it look better or to fake something that did not happen. tree →
sense in the lessons
In media and online-safety lessons: many pictures in ads and online are photoshopped, so bodies, faces and events may not look like real life. Fake photoshopped images can spread lies. In art and design lessons: editing photos is a real skill. Phrases: «photoshopped picture», «badly photoshopped», «photoshop out».
examples
- The magazine photoshopped the model to make her look taller. tree →
- That picture of a shark on the motorway is photoshopped. tree →
- Dad photoshopped my brother out of the holiday picture as a joke. tree →
- Many photos online are photoshopped, so don't compare yourself to them. tree →
- My sister learned Photoshop in her design class. tree →
- You can tell it's photoshopped because the shadows are wrong. tree →
- Can you photoshop a hat onto the dog? tree →
note
As a program name it takes a capital P (Photoshop), because it is a trademark; as an informal verb it is often written lower case. Doubles the p: photoshopped, photoshopping. Being able to spot edited images is part of checking facts online.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «photoshop» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.