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

1. \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}.
   

2. \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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