paste
[noun]
Synonyms:
- adhesive, cement, glue, gum
[verb]
Synonyms:
- stick, cement, glue, gum

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Related Idioms: give one a pasting

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. paste¹ /peɪst/ noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Late Latin pasta]

1. meat/fish/tomato etc paste a soft smooth food, made by crushing meat, fish etc

2. [uncountable and countable] a soft thick mixture that can easily be shaped or spread:
Mix the powder with enough water to make a smooth paste.

3. [uncountable and countable] a type of glue that is used for sticking paper onto things:
wallpaper paste

4. [uncountable] pieces of glass that are used in jewellery to look like valuable stones

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. paste² verb

1. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to stick something to something else using glue:
A notice had been pasted to the door.

2. [intransitive and transitive] to make words that you have removed or copied appear in a new place on a computer screen ⇒ copy, cut:
Data can be pasted into word processing documents.
⇒ paste-up, pasting

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

paste
noun
ADJ. firm, stiff, thick | lumpy, smooth | wallpaper | curry, fish, tomato, etc.
VERB + PASTE make (up), mix (up), mix sth into/to Mix the sugar mixture to a smooth paste.
form Mix the flour with enough water to form a thick paste.
apply, put on Apply the wallpaper paste with a roller.

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