Definition of paste
1a : a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rollsb : a confection made by evaporating fruit with sugar or by flavoring a gelatin, starch, or gum arabic preparationc : a smooth food product made by evaporation or grinding tomato paste almond pasted : a shaped dough (such as spaghetti or ravioli) prepared from semolina, farina, or wheat flour
2 : a soft plastic mixture or composition: such asa : a preparation usually of flour or starch and water used as an adhesive or a vehicle for mordant or colorb : 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
First Known Use of paste
circa 1562
paste
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
PASTE Defined for English Language Learners
paste
playDefinition of paste for English Language Learners
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: a soft, wet mixture of usually a powder and a liquid
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: a type of glue that is used to make things stick together
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: a soft, smooth food that is made by grinding something (such as tomatoes or nuts) into very small pieces
PASTE Defined for Kids
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.
Definition of paste for Students
pasted
;pasting
: to stick on or together with an adhesive mixture
Medical Dictionary
paste
playMedical 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
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