paste

//peɪst//
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Visual representation of paste

Noun

pasteSingular
pastesPlural
1

A thick, soft, moist substance, typically produced by mixing dry ingredients with a liquid.

Mix the flour and water to make a paste.

2

An adhesive substance used for sticking things together, especially paper.

I used paste to stick the pictures in my notebook.

3

A soft, spreadable food preparation, such as tomato paste or fish paste.

I spread tomato paste on the bread.

Verb

pasteInfinitive
pastePresent tense
pastedPast tense
pastedPast participle
pastingPresent participle
pastesThird-person singular
1

To stick something using paste or another adhesive.

She pasted the photos into her scrapbook.

2

To insert text, images, or data that has been copied or cut from another location, especially in computing.

Copy the text and paste it into the document.

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