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English noun: paste | |||
| 1. | paste (substance) any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | composition | ||
| 2. | paste (substance) a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lead glass | ||
| 3. | paste (substance) an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard | ||
| Synonyms | library paste | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | wafer | ||
| 4. | paste (food) a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes | ||
| Synonyms | spread | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condiment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anchovy butter, cheese spread, fishpaste, garlic butter, hommos, hoummos, hummus, humous, humus, lobster butter, margarin, margarine, marge, marshmallow fluff, miso, nut butter, oleo, oleomargarine, onion butter, pate, peanut butter, pimento butter, shrimp butter, tahini, tapenade | ||
English verb: paste | |||
| 1. | paste (contact) join or attach with or as if with glue | ||
| Samples | Paste the sign on the wall. Cut and paste the sentence in the text. | ||
| Synonyms | glue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | epoxy | ||
| 2. | paste (contact) hit with the fists | ||
| Samples | He pasted his opponent. | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to paste his opponent | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat | ||
| 3. | paste (contact) cover the surface of | ||
| Samples | Paste the wall with burlap. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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