paste

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.

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paste ¹

 (pāst)

n.

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.

2.

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.

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[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.]

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paste ²

 (pāst) Slang

tr.v. past·ed, past·ing, pastes

1. To strike forcefully.

2. To defeat soundly.

n.

A hard blow.

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[Probably alteration of baste.]

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paste

(peɪst)

n

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]

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paste

(peɪst)

vb

(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]

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paste

Past participle: pasted
Gerund: pasting

Imperative

paste

paste

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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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Thesaurus

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"

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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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Translations

عَجينة للطَّعامعَجينَهلصقمَعْجونمَعْجُونٌ

těstopastalepidlolepitpaštika

dejklisterklistrepastapostej

PasteeinfügenklebenKleisterStrass

επικολλώπολτός

pastapegarengrudo

tahnakorulasiliimataliittää

collerpâtestrassstrasagglutiner

kopiratipastazalijepiti

csiriztészta

deiglímmauk

pastacollaincollareimpastareimpasto

･･･をのりではるペーストペーストする

붙이다풀풀로 붙이다

pastapaštetas

klīsterislīmemīklapastētepastila

plakkensmeersel

limepasta

pastaprzykleićwklejać

colacolar

вставитьпастаприклеить

paštéta

kremalepiloprilepiti

klistramassa

ติดกาววางส่วนผสมที่มีลักษณะเหนียว

ezmehamurmacuntutkalyapıştırmak

bột nhãodán

浆糊粘贴糊糊状食品面团

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

[ˈpeɪst]

n

(= mixture) → pâte f
Add water and mix into a paste → Ajouter de l'eau et mélanger jusqu'à obtention d'une pâte. tomato paste

(= glue) → colle f (de pâte) wallpaper paste

(= spread) → pâté m (à tartiner)

(= jewellery) → strass m

vt (= glue) → coller
to paste sth on sth [+ paper, label, poster] → coller qch sur qch
to paste sth into a file → coller qch dans un dossier

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paste

n

(for sticking) → Kleister m; wallpaper paste → Tapetenkleister m

mix to a smooth/firm paste (glue etc) → zu einem lockeren/festen Brei anrühren; (cake mixture etc) → zu einem glatten/festen Teig anrühren

(= spread) → Brotaufstrich m; (= tomato paste) → Mark nt

(jewellery) → Similistein m, → Strass m

vt

(= apply paste to) wallpaper etc → einkleistern, mit Kleister bestreichen; (= affix) → kleben; (Comput) text etc → einfügen; to paste pictures into a book → Bilder in ein Buch (ein)kleben; to paste something to something → etw an etw (acc) → kleben

(inf) opponent → fertigmachen (inf); new play etc → verreißen; to paste somebody (one) (lit) → jdm eins vor den Latz knallen (sl); to paste somebody (= defeat) → jdn in die Pfanne hauen (inf); to paste something (fig) → etw verhackstücken (inf)

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paste

[peɪst]

1. n

a. (substance, consistency) → impasto; (glue) → colla
fish paste → pâté m inv di pesce

b. (gems) → strass m inv

2. adj (jewellery) → di strass

3. vt (put glue on) → spalmare di colla, collare; (fasten with glue) → incollare
to paste sth to the wall → appiccicare qc al muro

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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. gom مَعْجون паста pasta lepidlo der Kleister klister αλοιφή, κόλλαengrudo kliister هر چیز خمیر مانند liisteri colleדבק लेप lijepilo csiriz lem lím colla のり 풀 klijai līme; klīsteris pes plakstijfsel lim, klisterklej خميره، سريښ، كريم pasta lipici, clei клейстер lepidlo lepilo lepak klister แป้งเปียก tutkal 漿糊 клейстер; клей ماڑي، گوند hồ bột 浆糊

2. a mixture of flour, fat etc used for making pies, pastry etc. deeg عَجينَه тесто massa těsto der Teig dej ζύμηmasa tainas خمیر taikina pâteעיסה लेई tijesto tészta (massza) adonan (smjör)deig pasta, impasto 菓子の生地 반죽 tešla mīkla doh deegdeigciasto خميره massa cocă тесто cesto testo smesa [paj]deg แป้งเคล้าน้ำมันสำหรับทำอาหาร hamur (做點心用的)麵團 тісто گندھا ہوا آٹا bột nhão （做点心用的）面团

3. a mixture made from some types of food. almond paste. pasta عَجينة للطَّعام тестени изделия pasta pasta die Paste postej; -postej αλοιφή, πολτόςpasta pasta خمیر tahna pâteעיסה, ממרח मीठी लपसी pašteta krém pasta mauk pasta 練り物 반죽으로 만든 과자 pasta, paštetas pastēte; pastila pes pasmassepasta خميره pasta pastă паста pasta krema smesa massa, pasta ส่วนผสมอาหารสำเร็จรูป ezme 糊狀食品 паштет کئي قسم کے کھانوں کا مرکب patê 糊状食品

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paste

→ مَعْجُونٌ, يُلْصِقُ kopírovat, pasta, přilepit klistre, pasta einfügen, kleben, Paste επικολλώ, πολτός pasta, pegar liimata, liittää, tahna coller, pâte kopirati, pasta, zalijepiti incollare, pasta ･･･をのりではる, ペースト, ペーストする 붙이다, 풀, 풀로 붙이다 plakken, smeersel lime, lime (inn), pasta pasta, przykleić, wklejać cola, colar вставить, паста, приклеить klistra, massa ติดกาว, วาง, ส่วนผสมที่มีลักษณะเหนียว macun, yapıştırmak bột nhão, dán 粘贴, 糊

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paste

n pasta

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