pasting

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of sticking or adhering one thing to another.

  - "He pasted the label on the box."
  - "The artist pasted colored paper to create a collage."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈpeɪstɪŋ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79294540"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pasting
aster , master , disaster , master

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Variants

List of all variants of pasting that leads to same result
pasting , pastings , copied and pasted , copies and pastes , copy and paste , copying and pasting , paste , pasted , pastes , copied , copies , copy , copying , pre-paste , pre-pasted , pre-pastes , pre-pasting , prepaste , prepasted , prepastes , prepasting

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'paster', meaning 'to smear' or 'to spread'.

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Trivia

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1. Pasting was once used as a form of punishment in ancient China, where offenders were forced to paste rice grains onto a wall as a form of community service.

2. The world's largest collage is called 'The World's Largest Collage', and it was created in 2010 by artist Kurt Wenner. It measures over 11,000 square feet and took over 1,500 hours to complete.

3. The term 'paste' is also used in cooking to refer to a thick mixture of water and flour, which is used to make pasta.

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Related Concepts

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1. Adhesive: A substance used to bind or attach two things together.

2. Collage: An art form that involves pasting various materials onto a surface.

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Culture

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Pasting has been used in various forms of art and crafts, including collages, scrapbooks, and even in cooking for making pasta.

How to Memorize "pasting"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine sticking a piece of paper to a wall or a label to a box.
   - Visualize the action of spreading or smearing a substance.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'pasting' with 'sticking' or 'adhering'.
   - Think of collages or scrapbooks when you hear the word 'pasting'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Stick it on' to remember the meaning of 'pasting'.
   - Think of the 'P' in 'pasting' as representing 'Paste' or 'adhesive'.

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