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paste

noun · verb

Simple meaning

To insert a piece of media previously copied or cut from somewhere else.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

payst
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈpeɪst

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. Any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

  2. A soft moist mixture, in particular

  3. One of flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry.

  4. One of pounded foods, such as fish paste, liver paste, or tomato paste.

  5. One used as an adhesive, especially for putting up wallpapers, etc.

  6. A hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry

verb

  1. transitiveslang

    To defeat decisively or by a large margin.

  2. transitivecomputing

    To insert a piece of media (e.g. text, picture, audio, video) previously copied or cut from somewhere else.

  3. transitiveslang

    To strike or beat someone or something.

  4. transitive

    To stick with paste; to cause to adhere by or as if by paste.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

Used this way, paste is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use paste

  • “I used a little bit of tooth paste to clean the silver jewelry.”noun

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