Meaning

• A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.

• An image; a representation as in the imagination.

• A painting.

  "There was a picture hanging above the fireplace."

• A photograph.

  "I took a picture of the church."

• A motion picture.

  "Casablanca is my all-time favorite picture."

• (in the plural) ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment).

  "Let's go to the pictures."

• A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).

  "She's the very picture of health."

• An attractive sight.

  "The garden is a real picture at this time of year."

• The art of painting; representation by painting.

• A figure; a model.

• Situation.

  "The employment picture for the older middle class is not so good."

Meaning

• To represent in or with a picture.

• To imagine or envision.

• To depict or describe vividly.