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1. (noun) paste
any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

2. (noun) paste
a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry

3. (noun) paste, library paste
an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard

4. (verb) spread, paste
a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes

5. (verb) glue, paste
join or attach with or as if with glue
"paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"

6. (verb) paste
hit with the fists
"He pasted his opponent"

7. (verb) paste
cover the surface of
"paste the wall with burlap"

Definitions of 'paste'

Webster 1913 Dictionary

1. (noun) 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

2. (noun) paste
specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough

3. (noun) paste
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. (noun) paste
a highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass

5. (noun) paste
a soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc

6. (noun) paste
the mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded

7. (verb) paste
to unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste

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