noun
    
    [singular] :a soft, wet mixture of usually a powder and a liquid
    
    
    
    [noncount] :a type of glue that is used to make things stick together
    
    
    
    
    
    [noncount] :a soft, smooth food that is made by grinding something (such as tomatoes or nuts) into very small pieces
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [singular] :a type of dough made with flour and butter that is used in baking
    
    
    
    [noncount] :a type of glass that is used to make artificial gems
    
    
    
    verb
    
    pastes; pasted; pasting
    
    [+ obj] to stick (something) to or onto something by using paste
    
    
    
    
    
    to put (something cut or copied from a computer document) into another part of the document or into another document
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    pastes; pasted; pasting
    
    [+ obj] informal :to beat or defeat (someone or something) very badly