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noun \ ˈpāst \

Definition of paste

1 a :a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls

b :a confection made by evaporating fruit with sugar or by flavoring a gelatin, starch, or gum arabic preparation

c :a smooth food product made by evaporation or grinding

tomato paste

almond paste

d :a shaped dough (such as spaghetti or ravioli) prepared from semolina, farina, or wheat flour

2 :a soft plastic mixture or composition: such as

a :a preparation usually of flour or starch and water used as an adhesive or a vehicle for mordant or color

b :clay or a clay mixture used in making pottery or porcelain

3 :a brilliant glass of high lead content used for the manufacture of artificial gems

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Examples of paste in a Sentence

Stir the flour and water to a paste.
The children used paste and construction paper to make Mother's Day cards.
a cake with an almond paste filling
Stir the ingredients to form a paste.

Origin and Etymology of paste

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pasta dough, paste

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First Known Use: 14th century

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bijou, brilliant, chase, facet, lapidary

paste

verb

Definition of paste

pasted; pasting

transitive verb

1 :to cause to adhere by or as if by paste :stick

2 :to cover with something pasted on

3 :to put (something copied or cut from a computer document) into another part of the document or into another document or program

First Known Use of paste

circa 1562

paste

verb

Definition of paste

pasted; pasting

transitive verb

1 :to strike hard at

2 :to beat or defeat soundly

pasted their opponents 42–0

Origin and Etymology of paste

alteration of baste

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First Known Use: 1846

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PASTE Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of paste for English Language Learners

: a soft, wet mixture of usually a powder and a liquid
: a type of glue that is used to make things stick together
: a soft, smooth food that is made by grinding something (such as tomatoes or nuts) into very small pieces

PASTE Defined for Kids

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noun \ ˈpāst \

Definition of paste for Students

1 :a mixture of flour or starch and water used for sticking things together

2 :a soft smooth thick mixture

tomato paste

Mix cement and water into a paste.

paste

verb

Definition of paste for Students

pasted; pasting

:to stick on or together with an adhesive mixture

Medical Dictionary

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medical Definition of paste

:a soft plastic mixture or composition; especially :an external medicament that has a stiffer consistency than an ointment and is less greasy because of its higher percentage of powdered ingredients