noun

pasting

PAYS-tihng

noun

The act of sticking something down with paste or glue.

"The pasting of the wallpaper took most of the afternoon."

Informal: a heavy defeat or beating.

"The visiting team took a real pasting, losing six-nil."

"He got a pasting in the boxing ring last night."

How to Use Pasting

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither the act of gluing something down, or, informally, a crushing defeat.

When to use it

The "heavy defeat" sense is informal and mostly used in sport or casual speech.

Common pairings

take a pasting give someone a pasting

pastings plural

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The _____ of the wallpaper took most of the afternoon.

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