Past

prep. 1. Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of. “Who being past feeling.” Eph. iv. 19. “Galled past endurance.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Until we be past thy borders. Num. xxi. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

Love, when once past government, is consequently past shame. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is it not past two o'clock? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Above; exceeding; more than. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Not past three quarters of a mile. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bows not past three quarters of a yard long. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A former time or state; a state of things gone by. “The past, at least, is secure.” D. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]

The present is only intelligible in the light of the past, often a very remote past indeed. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Pass, v. ] Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences. “Past ages.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Past master. See under Master. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. Any of a variety of edible unleavened doughey preparations made from flour, eggs and water, originating in Italy, and shaped into various forms, such as solid strings (as spaghetti), hollow tubes, or layered squares (ravioli). They may be mixed with various sauces, often having a tomato base, or filled with meat or cheese fillings.
Syn. -- Italian paste, paste. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OF. paste, F. pâte, L. pasta, fr. Gr. &unr_; barley broth; cf. &unr_; barley porridge, &unr_; sprinkled with salt, &unr_; to sprinkle. Cf. Pasty, n., Patty. ] 1. A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the like, -- used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding, etc., -- also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Min.) The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded. [ 1913 Webster ]

Paste eel (Zool.), the vinegar eel. See under Vinegar. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pasting. ] To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A stiff thick kind of paper board, formed of several single sheets pasted one upon another, or of paper macerated and pressed into molds, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Cookery) A board on which pastry dough is rolled; a molding board. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Affixed with glue or paste.
Syn. -- glued, stuck to(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]