paste-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Join or attach (as if) with glue, possibly to cover the surface of an object.

Commentary:
NOTE: May be figurative.

Examples:
They pasted the wall with burlap.
Paste the sign on the wall.
Cut and paste the sentence in the text.

Mappings:
VerbNet: tape-22.4-1
FrameNet: Attaching
PropBank: paste.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: Hit with the fists; beat.

Commentary:
NOTE: May be figurative.

Examples:
He pasted his opponent.
All the alternative stocks got pretty well pasted by the market this morning.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: paste.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2