paste

C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Technical

n. a hard type of glass used to make fake jewellery.

n. a heavy, lead-based glass used to manufacture imitation gemstones.

“The necklace looked expensive, but it was actually made of paste.”

“The antique brooch was set with high-quality paste stones that mimicked the brilliance of real diamonds to the untrained eye.”

A2 · Elementary Computing

v. to put text or a picture that you have copied into a new place.

v. to insert data from a clipboard or buffer into a document or application.

“You can copy the address from the email and paste it into the map.”

“After selecting the relevant paragraphs from the source document, she used a keyboard shortcut to paste them into her report.”

B1 · Intermediate

v. to stick something to a surface using glue or a similar mixture.

v. to cause to adhere to a surface by applying an adhesive substance.

“The children spent the afternoon pasting pictures into their scrapbooks.”

“The workers spent the night pasting political posters onto every available brick wall in the city centre.”

C1 · Advanced Slang · British English

v. to hit someone hard or to beat a team by a lot of points.

v. to strike someone forcefully or to defeat an opponent by a significant margin.

“Our team got pasted in the final game, losing six to zero.”

“The local newspapers reported that the champion had been thoroughly pasted in the third round, much to the shock of the spectators.”