paste Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
noun a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry
noun an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard
library paste.
noun a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
spread.
verb join or attach with or as if with glue
glue.
- paste the sign on the wall
- cut and paste the sentence in the text
verb hit with the fists
- He pasted his opponent
verb cover the surface of
- paste the wall with burlap

OF. paste, F. pâte, L. pasta, fr. Gr. barley broth; cf. barley porridge, sprinkled with salt, to sprinkle. Cf. Pasty, n., Patty.

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.
Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough.
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.
A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass.
A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.
(Min.) The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded.

imperfect & past participle Pasted; present participle & verbal noun Pasting