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paste

fasten or stick: Paste the paper to the wall.; a creamy topping: almond paste; any soft, smooth, and plastic material or preparation; an artificial gem: That’s not a diamond but only paste.

Not to be confused with:

paced – walked briskly; stepped; trotted; ran; trudged: The father-to-be paced up and down.

paste¹

(pāst)

1. A soft, smooth, thick mixture or material, as:

a. A smooth viscous mixture, as of flour and water or of starch and water, that is used as an adhesive for joining light materials, such as paper and cloth.

b. The moist clay or clay mixture used in making porcelain or pottery. Also called pâte.

c. A smooth dough of water, flour, and butter or other shortening, used in making pastry.

d. A food that has been pounded until it is reduced to a smooth creamy mass: anchovy paste.

e. A sweet doughy candy or confection: rolled apricot paste.

a. A hard, brilliant, lead-containing glass used in making artificial gems.

b. A gem made of this glass. Also called strass.

v. past·ed, past·ing, pastes

v.tr.

1. To cause to adhere by applying paste.

2. To cover with something by using paste: He pasted the wall with burlap.

3. Computers To insert (text, graphics, or other data) into a document or file.

v.intr.

Computers To insert text, graphics, or other data into a document or file.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pasta, from Greek, barley-porridge, from neuter pl. of pastos, sprinkled, salted, from passein, to sprinkle; see kwēt- in Indo-European roots.]

paste²

(pāst) Slang

tr.v. past·ed, past·ing, pastes

1. To strike forcefully.

2. To defeat soundly.

A hard blow.

[Probably alteration of baste.]

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paste

(peɪst)

1. (Chemistry) a mixture or material of a soft or malleable consistency, such as toothpaste

2. (Building) an adhesive made from water and flour or starch, used esp for joining pieces of paper

3. (Cookery) a preparation of food, such as meat, that has been powdered to a creamy mass, for spreading on bread, crackers, etc

4. (Cookery) any of various sweet doughy confections: almond paste.

5. (Cookery) dough, esp when prepared with shortening, as for making pastry

6. (Jewellery)

a. Also called: strass a hard shiny glass used for making imitation gems

b. an imitation gem made of this glass

7. (Ceramics) the combined ingredients of porcelain. See also hard paste, soft paste

vb (tr)

8. (often foll by: on or onto) to attach by or as if by using paste: he pasted posters onto the wall.

9. (Art Terms) (usually foll by with) to cover (a surface) with paper, usually attached with an adhesive: he pasted the wall with posters.

[C14: via Old French from Late Latin pasta dough, from Greek pastē barley porridge, from pastos, from passein to sprinkle]

paste

(peɪst)

(tr) slang to hit, esp with the fists; punch or beat soundly

[C19: variant of baste³]

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paste

(peɪst)

n., v. past•ed, past•ing. n.

1. a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.

2. any soft, smooth, plastic material or preparation.

3. dough, esp. when prepared with shortening.

4. a semisoft confection of pulverized or puréed fruit or the like: almond paste.

5. a preparation of puréed fish, tomatoes, or other food.

6. pasta.

7. a mixture of clay, water, etc., for making pottery or porcelain.

8. a brilliant, heavy glass used for making artificial gems.

9. Slang. a hard slap or blow.

v.t.

10. to fasten or stick with paste or the like (sometimes fol. by up).

11. to cover with something applied by paste.

12. Slang. to hit (a person) hard.

13. Computers. to copy (an image, selected text, etc.) from a buffer to a file.

v.i.

14. Computers. to copy an object from a buffer to a file.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin pasta dough < Greek pastá barley porridge]

paste

Past participle: pasted
Gerund: pasting

Imperative
paste
paste

Present
I paste
you paste
he/she/it pastes
we paste
you paste
they paste

Preterite
I pasted
you pasted
he/she/it pasted
we pasted
you pasted
they pasted

Present Continuous
I am pasting
you are pasting
he/she/it is pasting
we are pasting
you are pasting
they are pasting

Present Perfect
I have pasted
you have pasted
he/she/it has pasted
we have pasted
you have pasted
they have pasted

Past Continuous
I was pasting
you were pasting
he/she/it was pasting
we were pasting
you were pasting
they were pasting

Past Perfect
I had pasted
you had pasted
he/she/it had pasted
we had pasted
you had pasted
they had pasted

Future
I will paste
you will paste
he/she/it will paste
we will paste
you will paste
they will paste

Future Perfect
I will have pasted
you will have pasted
he/she/it will have pasted
we will have pasted
you will have pasted
they will have pasted

Future Continuous
I will be pasting
you will be pasting
he/she/it will be pasting
we will be pasting
you will be pasting
they will be pasting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pasting
you have been pasting
he/she/it has been pasting
we have been pasting
you have been pasting
they have been pasting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pasting
you will have been pasting
he/she/it will have been pasting
we will have been pasting
you will have been pasting
they will have been pasting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pasting
you had been pasting
he/she/it had been pasting
we had been pasting
you had been pasting
they had been pasting

Conditional
I would paste
you would paste
he/she/it would paste
we would paste
you would paste
they would paste

Past Conditional
I would have pasted
you would have pasted
he/she/it would have pasted
we would have pasted
you would have pasted
they would have pasted

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paste

1. (1) A soft, subdued color. (2) A dry paste made up of ground pigments, chalk and gum water formed into a stick. (3) A drawing made with such a stick.

2. The mixture from which porcelain is made.

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Noun	1.	paste - any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency composition - a mixture of ingredients
	2.	paste - a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry lead glass - glass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive index
	3.	paste - an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard library paste adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material - a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together wafer - a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters
	4.	paste - a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes spread margarine, marge, oleo, oleomargarine, margarin - a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter condiment - a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments" nut butter - ground nuts blended with a little butter peanut butter - a spread made from ground peanuts marshmallow fluff - a very sweet white spread resembling marshmallow candy onion butter - butter blended with minced onion pimento butter - butter blended with mashed pimento shrimp butter - butter blended with chopped shrimp or seasoned with essence from shrimp shells lobster butter - butter blended with chopped lobster or seasoned with essence from lobster shells cheese spread - spread made of cheese mixed with butter or cream or cream cheese and seasonings anchovy butter - butter blended with mashed anchovies fishpaste - a paste of fish or shellfish garlic butter - butter seasoned with mashed garlic miso - a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces hommos, hoummos, hummus, humous, humus - a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East pate - liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned tapenade - a spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oil tahini - a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds
Verb	1.	paste - join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text" glue attach - cause to be attached epoxy - glue with epoxy; "epoxy the shards"
	2.	paste - hit with the fists; "He pasted his opponent" beat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
	3.	paste - cover the surface of; "paste the wall with burlap" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

paste

noun

1. adhesive, glue, cement, gum, mucilage wallpaper paste

2. purée, pâté, spread tomato paste

verb

1. stick, fix, glue, cement, gum, fasten pasting labels on bottles

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paste

verb

Slang. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:

bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop.

Informal: biff, bop, clip, wallop.

Slang: belt, conk.

Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone.

noun

Slang. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:

bang, blow, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop.

Informal: bash, biff, bop, clip, wallop.

Slang: belt, conk.

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pasta pegar engrudo

paste

[peɪst]

A. N

1. (= substance, consistency) → pasta f (Culin) → pasta f; (= glue) → engrudo m, cola f
anchovy paste → pasta f de anchoas
fish paste → paté m de pescado
tomato paste → concentrado m de tomate

2. (= diamond-like material) → estrás m; (= costume jewellery) → bisutería f, joyas fpl de imitación or de fantasía
it's only paste → es bisutería

B. VT

1. (= put paste on) → engomar, encolar; (= stick with paste) → pegar
to paste sth into/onto sth → pegar algo a algo
to paste sth to a wall → pegar algo a una pared

2. (= beat) → pegar (Sport) → cascar, dar una paliza a

C. CPD [jewellery] (lit) → de estrás; (costume) → de fantasía

paste up VT + ADV [+ notice] → pegar (Typ) → armar

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paste

(peist) noun

1. a soft, damp mixture, especially one made up of glue and water and used for sticking pieces of paper etc together. engrudo

2. a mixture of flour, fat etc used for making pies, pastry etc. masa

3. a mixture made from some types of food. almond paste.pasta

paste

→ pasta , pegar

paste

n pasta

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I took the smallest nibbles, never losing a crumb, and chewed the nibble till it became the thinnest and most delectable of pastes. I never voluntarily swallowed this paste.

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His face turned to a semblance of gray paste. He clutched the youth's arm and looked all about him, as if dreading to be overheard.

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the face of the Scarecrow and many portions of his body bore great blotches of putz-pomade; for the Tin Woodman, in his eagerness to welcome his friend, had quite forgotten the condition of his toilet and had rubbed the thick coating of paste from his own body to that of his comrade.

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When she took the paste out to bake it, she left smears of dough sticking to the sides of the measure, put the measure on the shelf behind the stove, and let this residue ferment.

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There remains to-day but a very imperceptible vestige of the Place de Grève, such as it existed then; it consists in the charming little turret, which occupies the angle north of the Place, and which, already enshrouded in the ignoble plaster which fills with paste the delicate lines of its sculpture, would soon have disappeared, perhaps submerged by that flood of new houses which so rapidly devours all the ancient façades of Paris.

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His work was to cover the pots of paste-blacking, tie them down neatly and paste on the labels.

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At the same time he slid the present label off with his hand and laid it aside; it had been newly put on, its paste was still wet.

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Here, after considerable search, and sympathetic questions as to what he wanted it for, and whether ordinary flour paste wouldn't do as well if she couldn't find it, the widow Homan finally hunted down her solitary bottle of glue to its hiding-place in a medley of cough-lozenges and corset-laces.

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He laughed at us, as he laughed at De Ville one day when he shoved De Ville's head into a bucket of paste because he wanted to fight.

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In fact he would certainly have done so, had not Ruby unearthed some old pantomime paste jewels she had worn at a fancy dress party as the Queen of Diamonds.

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Arthur made no remark upon it, and repaired to his mother's room, where Mr Casby and Flora had been taking tea, anchovy paste, and hot buttered toast.

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We ordered the di'monds sent to the hotel for us to see if we wanted to buy, and when we was examining them we had paste counterfeits all ready, and THEM was the things that went back to the shop when we said the water wasn't quite fine enough for twelve thousand dollars."