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[Paste]

Paste is like glue. If you paste something, you stick it onto something else. You might copy and paste info from one document to another on your computer, or literally paste posters all over town. Just don’t use tomato paste.

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A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.

Noun
a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers

Noun
an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard

Noun
any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

Verb
join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign ont the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"

Verb
cover the surface of; "paste the wall with burlap"

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Verb
hit with the fists; "He pasted his opponent"


n.
A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.

n.
Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough.

n.
A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the like, -- used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding, etc., -- also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color.

n.
A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass.

n.
A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.

n.
The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded.

v. t.
To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.


Paste

Paste , n. [OF. paste, F. p'83te, L. pasta, fr. Gr. barley broth; cf. barley porridge, sprinkled with salt, to sprinkle. Cf. Pasty, n., Patty.] 1. A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware. 2. Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough. 3. A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the like, -- used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding, etc., -- also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color. 4. A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass. 5. A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc. 6. The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded. Paste eel (Zo'94l.), the vinegar eel. See under Vinegar.

Paste

Paste, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pasting.] To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.

A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.

To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.

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Usage Examples

I was on the yearbook staff, so I would take out film cameras and Nikons and take photos around school and at sporting events and things like that. We had a darkroom as well. I just loved it. I also saved up for a video camera to video my friends and cut and paste the videos together and I gave them to all of my friends for graduation.

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Other Usage Examples

That's my dream job, to be able to mail songs out to people who want to hear them. Paste my face on them and not travel all over the world trying to sell them.

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