[peɪst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thick, soft, moist substance typically produced by mixing dry ingredients with a liquid
(e.g: blend onions, sugar, and oil to a paste)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pasta ‘medicinal preparation in the shape of a small square’, probably from Greek pastē, (plural) pasta ‘barley porridge’, from pastos ‘sprinkled’

[peɪst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- coat with paste
(e.g: when coating walls with fabric, paste the wall, not the fabric)

- beat or defeat severely
(e.g: he pasted the guy and tied his ankles together)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pasta ‘medicinal preparation in the shape of a small square’, probably from Greek pastē, (plural) pasta ‘barley porridge’, from pastos ‘sprinkled’