'Paste' definitions:

Definition of 'paste'

From: WordNet
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 [syn: paste, library paste]
noun
A tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes [syn: spread, paste]
verb
Join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text" [syn: glue, paste]
verb
Hit with the fists; "He pasted his opponent"
verb
Cover the surface of; "paste the wall with burlap"

Definition of 'Paste'

From: GCIDE
  • Paste \Paste\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pasting.] To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Paste'

From: GCIDE
  • Paste \Paste\ (p[=a]st), 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Min.) The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded. [1913 Webster]
  • Paste eel (Zool.), the vinegar eel. See under Vinegar. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'paste'

From: Moby Thesaurus