paste

US /peɪst/
UK /peɪst/
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1.

a thick, soft, moist substance, typically produced by mixing a dry powder with a liquid

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Mix the flour with water to form a smooth paste.
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Toothpaste is essential for dental hygiene.
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pulpmashpureedoughmixture
2.

an adhesive substance used for sticking things together

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He used a strong paste to fix the broken vase.
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The wallpaper was applied with a special adhesive paste.
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glueadhesivemucilage
1.

to stick (something) with paste or glue

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Please paste the photos into the album.
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She pasted the notice on the bulletin board.
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gluestickaffixattach
2.

to insert (text or other data) into a document or file from another place

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You can copy and paste the text into your document.
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He used the shortcut Ctrl+V to paste the content.
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inserttransfer
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