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paste 1  (pst)
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 or as if by applying paste.
2. To cover with something by or as if by pasting: He pasted the wall with burlap. The wall is pasted with splotches.
3. Computer Science To insert (text, graphics, or other data) into a document or file.
v.intr.
Computer Science 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 kwt- in Indo-European roots.]

paste
Noun
1. a soft moist mixture, such as toothpaste
2. an adhesive made from water and flour or starch, for use with paper
3. a smooth creamy preparation of fish, meat, or vegetables for spreading on bread: sausage paste
4. Brit & NZ dough for making pastry
5. a hard shiny glass used to make imitation gems
Verb
[pasting, pasted]
1. to attach by paste: she bought a scrapbook and carefully pasted in it all her clippings
2. Slang to beat or defeat (someone) [Greek pastē barley porridge]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pastepaste - 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.pastepaste - an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard
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
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
Verb1.paste - join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"
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 2. purée, pâté, spread
verb 3. stick, fix, glue, cement, gum, fasten
Translations
Spanish paste [peɪst] n (gen) → pasta (= glue); engrudo
vt (= stick) → pegar (= glue); engomar;
tomato paste → tomate concentrado

French paste [peɪst] npâte f;
(Culin) (= meat); pâté m (à tartiner): (= tomato); purée f, concentré m (= glue); colle f (de pâte) (= jewellery); strass m
vtcoller

German paste [peɪst] n (wet mixture) → Teig m;
(glue) → Kleister m;
(jewellery) → Strass m;
(fish, tomato paste) → Paste f
vt (= stick) → kleben

Italian paste [peɪst] n (= glue) → colla;
(CULIN) → pâté m inv; pasta
vtcollare;
tomato paste → concentrato di pomodoro

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