(~s, pasting, ~d)
1.
Paste is a soft, wet, sticky mixture of a substance and a liquid, which can be spread easily. Some types of ~ are used to stick things together.
Blend a little milk with the custard powder to form a ~.
...wallpaper ~.
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2.
Paste is a soft smooth mixture made of crushed meat, fruit, or vegetables. You can, for example, spread it onto bread or use it in cooking.
...tomato ~.
...fish ~ sandwiches.
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3.
If you ~ something on a surface, you put glue or ~ on it and stick it on the surface.
...pasting labels on bottles...
Activists ~d up posters criticizing the leftist leaders.
VERB: V n prep, V n with adv
4.
Paste is a hard shiny glass that is used for making imitation jewellery.
...~ emeralds.
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5.
see also pasting