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paste
[peyst]
noun
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
any soft, smooth, and plastic material or preparation.
dough, especially when prepared with shortening, as for making pie crust and other pastry.
puff paste.
any of various semisoft fruit confections of pliable consistency.
almond paste; guava paste.
a preparation of fish, tomatoes, or other food reduced to a smooth, soft mass, as for a relish or for seasoning.
a mixture of clay, water, etc., for making pottery or porcelain.
Jewelry.
a brilliant, heavy glass, as strass, used for making artificial gems.
an artificial gem of this material.
Slang.a hard smack, blow, or punch, especially on the face.
verb (used with object)
to fasten or stick with paste or the like.
to cover with something applied by means of paste.
Slang.to hit (a person) hard, especially on the face.
Computers.to insert (copied text, images, etc.) into a file.
verb (used without object)
Computers.to insert copied text, images, etc., into a file.
paste
1/ ɪ /
noun
a mixture or material of a soft or malleable consistency, such as toothpaste
an adhesive made from water and flour or starch, used esp for joining pieces of paper
a preparation of food, such as meat, that has been powdered to a creamy mass, for spreading on bread, crackers, etc
any of various sweet doughy confections
almond paste
dough, esp when prepared with shortening, as for making pastry
Also called: strass.a hard shiny glass used for making imitation gems
an imitation gem made of this glass
the combined ingredients of porcelain See also hard paste soft paste
verb
to attach by or as if by using paste
he pasted posters onto the wall
(usually foll by with) to cover (a surface) with paper, usually attached with an adhesive
he pasted the wall with posters
paste
2/ ɪ /
verb
slang(tr) to hit, esp with the fists; punch or beat soundly
Other Word Forms
- prepaste verb (used with object)
- repaste verb (used with object)
- semipaste noun
- unpaste verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Origin of paste1
Word History and Origins
Origin of paste1
Origin of paste2
Example Sentences
Capers, olives, a swirl of miso paste, an anchovy or two mashed into the olive oil.
Lying on Davis’ table half-naked, Preciado said he feels relaxed and free to be himself as Davis paints an enzymatic paste on his scars.
Some are nicknamed jumping genes because they literally jump around, copying and pasting themselves into different parts of our genome just as if they were still viral invaders.
"Let's just take the sanitary pad out and paste it on the sick note," another Weibo said.
There is hope in senior circles that the review, together with big infrastructure plans, can be used to create a summer of good news, after many months of taking a pasting.
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