Paste word meaning and definition

[noun] a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers
[noun] an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard
[noun] any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
[verb] join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign ont the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"
[verb] cover the surface of; "paste the wall with burlap"
[verb] hit with the fists; "He pasted his opponent"

\Paste\, n. [OF. paste, F. p[^a]te, L. pasta, fr. Gr. ? barley broth; cf. ? barley porridge, ? sprinkled with salt, ? to sprinkle. Cf. {Pasty}, n., {Patty}.] 1. 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. Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough. 3. 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. A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See {Strass}. 5. A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc. 6. (Min.) The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded. {Paste eel} (Zo["o]l.), the vinegar eel. See under {Vinegar}.
\Paste\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pasting}.] To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.

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