■ noun
1》 a thick, soft, moist substance, typically produced by mixing dry ingredients with a liquid.
↘a savoury spread: salmon ~.
2》 a thick, soft, moist adhesive.
3》 a mixture of kaolin and water of low plasticity, used for making porcelain.
4》 a hard vitreous composition used in making imitation gems.
■ verb
1》 coat or stick with ~.
2》 Computing insert (a section of text) into a document.
3》 [often as noun pasting ] informal beat or defeat severely.
Origin
ME: from OFr., from late L. pasta 'medicinal preparation in the shape of a small square', prob. from Gk pastē , (plural) pasta 'barley porridge', from pastos 'sprinkled'.