paste

noun

/peɪst/

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[singular] a soft wet mixture, usually made of a powder and a liquid
- She mixed the flour and water to a smooth paste.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- stiff
- thick
- smooth
- …
verb + paste
- make
- make up
- mix
- …
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[countable] (especially in compounds) a smooth, soft mixture of meat, fish, etc. that is spread on bread or used in cooking
- meat/fish/tomato paste
Topics Foodc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- stiff
- thick
- smooth
- …
verb + paste
- make
- make up
- mix
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] a type of glue that is used for sticking paper to things
- wallpaper paste
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- stiff
- thick
- smooth
- …
verb + paste
- make
- make up
- mix
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] a substance like glass, that is used for making artificial jewels, for example diamonds

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pasta ‘medicinal preparation in the shape of a small square’, probably from Greek pastē, (plural) pasta ‘barley porridge’, from pastos ‘sprinkled’.

paste

verb

/peɪst/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they paste	/peɪst/ /peɪst/
he / she / it pastes	/peɪsts/ /peɪsts/
past simple pasted	/ˈpeɪstɪd/ /ˈpeɪstɪd/
past participle pasted	/ˈpeɪstɪd/ /ˈpeɪstɪd/
-ing form pasting	/ˈpeɪstɪŋ/ /ˈpeɪstɪŋ/

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[transitive] paste something + adv./prep. to stick something to something else using glue or paste
- He pasted the pictures into his scrapbook.
- Paste the two pieces together.
- Paste down the edges.
- There were posters pasted on the walls.
[transitive] paste something to make something by sticking pieces of paper together
- The children were busy cutting and pasting paper hats.
[transitive, intransitive] paste (something) (computing) to copy or move text into a document from another place or another document
- This function allows you to cut and paste text.
- It's quicker to copy and paste than to retype.
Topics Computersc1