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paste , paste / pāst/ • n. a thick, soft, moist substance, usually produced by mixing dry ingredients with a liquid: blend onions, sugar, and oil to a paste.… Past , past / past/ • adj. gone by in time and no longer existing: the danger is now past. ∎ belonging to a former time: they made a study of the reasons wh… pasty , past·y1 / ˈpastē/ (also past·ie) • n. (pl. past·ies) chiefly Brit. a folded pastry case filled with seasoned meat and vegetables.past·y2 / ˈpāstē/ •… cleave , cleave1 / klēv/ • v. (past clove / klōv/ or cleft / kleft/ or cleaved / klēvd/ past part. clo·ven / ˈklōvən/ or cleft or cleaved) [tr.] split or seve… Thrust , thrust / [unvoicedth]rəst/ • v. (past thrust ) [tr.] push (something or someone) suddenly or violently in the specified direction: she thrust her han… sigma-t density , sift / sift/ • v. [tr.] put (a fine, loose, or powdery substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles: sift the flour into a lar…
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