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[peɪst], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a thick, soft, moist substance typically produced by mixing dry ingredients with a liquid
(e.g: blend onions, sugar, and oil to a paste)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pasta ‘medicinal preparation in the shape of a small square’, probably from Greek pastē, (plural) pasta ‘barley porridge’, from pastos ‘sprinkled’
[peɪst], (Verb)
Definitions:
- coat with paste
(e.g: when coating walls with fabric, paste the wall, not the fabric)
- beat or defeat severely
(e.g: he pasted the guy and tied his ankles together)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pasta ‘medicinal preparation in the shape of a small square’, probably from Greek pastē, (plural) pasta ‘barley porridge’, from pastos ‘sprinkled’
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