paste
1 of 3noun
ˈpāst 
1
a
: a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
b
: a confection made by evaporating fruit with sugar or by flavoring a gelatin, starch, or gum arabic preparation
c
: a smooth food product made by evaporation or grinding
tomato paste
almond paste
d
: a shaped dough (such as spaghetti or ravioli) prepared from semolina, farina, or wheat flour
2
: a soft plastic mixture or composition: such as
a
: a preparation usually of flour or starch and water used as an adhesive or a vehicle for mordant or color
b
: clay or a clay mixture used in making pottery or porcelain
3
: a brilliant glass of high lead content used for the manufacture of artificial gems
paste
2 of 3verb (1)
pasted; pasting; pastes
transitive verb
1
: to cause to adhere by or as if by paste : stick
pasted the photos into the scrapbook
2
: to cover with something pasted on
The entire wall was pasted with posters.
3
: to put (digital data, such as text or an image) that has been copied or cut from one document or app into another part of the document or into another document or app
paste the image into an email or text
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3 of 3verb (2)
pasted; pasting; pastes
transitive verb
1
: to strike hard at
2
: to beat or defeat soundly
pasted their opponents 42–0
Did you know?
We're not talking about adhesives here: the paste of interest here came to be as an alteration of the word baste, which means "to beat severely or soundly." (This baste is unrelated to the two distinct baste homographs that mean "to sew with long stitches" and "to moisten while cooking.") The exact origin of baste is uncertain, but it probably comes from the Old Norse word beysta, meaning "to bruise, thrash, or flog." Baste was first seen in the 16th century, but paste didn't turn up in print until the mid-19th century, and it only recently acquired its "defeat" sense. Baste is now less popular than paste, though its relative lambaste ("to beat" or "to censure") is prevalent.
Synonyms
Verb (2)
- annihilate
- blow away
- bomb
- bury
- clobber
- cream
- drub
- dust
- flatten
- rout
- shellac
- skin
- skunk
- smoke [slang]
- smother
- snow under
- thrash
- trim
- tromp
- trounce
- wallop
- wax [slang]
- whip
- whomp
- whop
- whap
- whup
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Example Sentences
Noun Stir the flour and water to a paste. The children used paste and construction paper to make Mother's Day cards. a cake with an almond paste filling Stir the ingredients to form a paste.
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pasta dough, paste
Verb (2)
alteration of baste
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb (1)
circa 1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (2)
1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing paste
Kids Definition
paste 1 of 2
noun
ˈpāst
1
: a mixture of flour or starch and water used for sticking things together
2
: a soft smooth thick mixture
tomato paste
Mix cement and water into a paste.
paste
2 of 2verb
pasted; pasting
1
: to stick on or together with an adhesive mixture
2
: to move (something cut or copied from a computer document) to another place
Medical Definition
paste
noun
ˈpāst
: a soft plastic mixture or composition
especially : an external medicament that has a stiffer consistency than an ointment and is less greasy because of its higher percentage of powdered ingredients
pastes 1 of 2
verb
1
as in bombs
to defeat by a large margin with the economy having gone south, it was hardly surprising that the incumbent party got pasted in the general election Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bombs
- dusts
- whips
- creams
- shellacs
- skins
- waxes
- trims
- overcomes
- masters
- tops
- routs
- buries
- smokes
- flattens
- throws
- beats
- upsets
- clobbers
- smothers
- annihilates
- wallops
- thrashes
- blows away
- overwhelms
- trounces
- sweeps
- dispatches
- takes
- whops
- whaps
- tromps
- destroys
- caps
- scores
- surpasses
- licks
- exceeds
- eats alive
- conquers
- snows under
- skunks
- beats the pants off
- whups
- finishes
- whomps
- drubs
- succeeds
- runs rings around
- runs circles around
- crushes
- bests
- overbears
- wipes the floor with
- wipes the ground with
- subdues
- slaughters
- transcends
- hurdles
- surmounts
- worsts
- flourishes
- vanquishes
- outstrips
- overpowers
- eclipses
- outshines
- subjugates
- excels
- overmatches
- outdoes
- betters
- overthrows
- overtops
- knocks over
- outdistances
- knocks off
- noses out
- pips
- upends
- breaks
- sinks
- prevails (over)
- outfights
- wins (against)
- triumphs (over)
- does in
- edges (out)
- aces (out)
2
as in punches
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner pasted the soccer ball halfway across the field Synonyms & Similar Words
- punches
- slaps
- hits
- clips
- smacks
- bangs
- slams
- knocks
- swipes
- claps
- nails
- cracks
- pounds
- whacks
- strikes
- boxes
- licks
- bats
- bashes
- bobs
- hammers
- taps
- jabs
- tags
- zaps
- flicks
- chops
- slugs
- shoves
- socks
- swats
- belts
- bludgeons
- stabs
- raps
- clocks
- kicks
- pokes
- bonks
- smites
- thwacks
- clouts
- thumps
- wallops
- strokes
- stamps
- busts
- peppers
- pushes
- bops
- clobbers
- biffs
- slashes
- creams
- bumps
- roughs
- whales
- mangles
- cuffs
- laces
- batters
- slogs
- mauls
- beats
- pelts
- hangs one on
- whips
- pummels
- dumps
- bungs
- prods
- pommels
- buffets
- lashes
- canes
- scuffs
- lambasts
- knees
- floors
- beans
- flails
- lambastes
- jostles
- switches
- bunts
- butts
- sledges
- decks
- spears
- skulls
- levels
- drubs
- clubs
- fells
- knocks down
- saps
- sledgehammers
- flogs
- conks
- brains
- thrashes
- cudgels
- sucker punches
- rabbit-punches
- bowls (down or over)
pastes
2 of 2noun
1
as in epoxies
Synonyms & Similar Words
- epoxies
- mucilages
- glues
- adhesives
- water glasses
- sizes
- epoxy resins
- cements
- gums
- superglues
- library pastes
- goos
- bonds
- dope
2
as in rhinestones
Synonyms & Similar Words
- rhinestones
- baguettes
- zircons
- cabochons
- jewelries
- cameos
- scarabs
- crown jewels
- trinkets
- baubles
- gems
- solitaires
- gemstones
- teardrops
- rocks
- brilliants
- birthstones
- jewels
- bijoux
- bijous
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- roughs
- christianises
- christianising
- Christianism
- christianist
- christianists
- christianities
- Christianity
- christianization
- christianizations
- Christianize
- christianized
- christianizer
- christianizers
- christianizes
- christianizing
- christianlier
- christianliest
- christianly
- christianner
- Christianness
- christiannest
- christians
- Christiansted
- christie
- christies