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- [peyst]
- /peɪst/
- /ˈpeɪ.stɪŋ/
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- [peyst]
- /peɪst/
Definitions of pasting word
- noun pasting a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something. 1
- noun pasting any soft, smooth, and plastic material or preparation. 1
- noun pasting dough, especially when prepared with shortening, as for making pie crust and other pastry: puff paste. 1
- noun pasting any of various semisoft fruit confections of pliable consistency: almond paste; guava paste. 1
- noun pasting a preparation of fish, tomatoes, or other food reduced to a smooth, soft mass, as for a relish or for seasoning. 1
- abbreviation PASTING pasta. 1
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Origin of pasting
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin pasta dough < Greek pastá barley porridge, noun use of neuter plural of pastós, verbid of pássein to strew, sprinkle; a pasta was originally a kind of gruel sprinkled with salt; (defs 9, 12) probably by association with baste3
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Parts of speech for Pasting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pasting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pasting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pasting
noun pasting
- caning — a beating with a cane as a punishment
- assault — An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
- beating — If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick.
- drubbing — a blow with a stick or the like.
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
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