peɪst n. & v. --n. 1
any moist fairly stiff mixture,
esp. of
powder and liquid. 2 a
dough of
flour with fat,
water,
etc., used in baking. 3 an
adhesive of flour, water, etc., esp.
for sticking
paper and
other light materials. 4 an
easily spread preparation of ground
meat, fish, etc. (anchovy paste). 5 a
hard vitreous composition used in
making imitation gems. 6 a mixture of
clay, water, etc., used in making
ceramic ware, esp. a mixture of low plasticity used in making
porcelain. --v.tr. 1
fasten or
coat with paste. 2 sl. a
beat or
thrash. b
bomb or
bombard heavily. øpaste-up a
document prepared for copying etc. by combining and pasting
various sections on a
backing. øøpasting n. (esp. in
sense 2 of v.). [ME f. OF f. LL
pasta small square medicinal lozenge f. Gk paste f. pastos sprinkled]