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paste up

C1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words

To glue or arrange pieces of text and pictures together to make something ready to print, or to stick a poster on a wall.

Literal meaning: To stick things upward onto a surface using paste or adhesive.

Meanings

1 C1 neutral

(publishing/design) To arrange text and images on a board or screen to create a page layout ready for printing.

"The production team worked overnight to paste up the final edition before the press deadline."

Grammar: separable
2 B2 neutral

To attach a notice, poster, or sign to a wall or surface using paste or adhesive.

"Activists had pasted up flyers all over the city centre the night before."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

In publishing and design, 'paste-up' (noun) refers to the physical preparation of print layouts before digital tools replaced this process. As a verb, still used in both traditional printing contexts and loosely for digital layout. Also used literally for sticking notices on walls or boards.

Commonly used with

layout page notice poster artwork copy

Forms

Base
paste up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
pastes up
he/she/it
Past simple
pasted up
yesterday
Past participle
pasted up
have + pp
-ing form
pasting up
continuous

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