English

Verb

paste up ‎(third-person singular simple present pastes up, present participle pasting up, simple past and past participle pasted up)

1. (idiomatic) To create a pasteup.
   • 1997, Raymond Kimber, Quality Management Handbook, Second Edition, ISBN 0824793560, page 246:

     About all you need to do is paste up the finished art for the printer.

   • 2010, Guy M. Townsend, The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 10 No. 3) Summer 1988, ISBN 1434406318, page 1:

     The person to whom the paste-up was entrusted at the printer's neglected to observe this fact and proceeded to paste up the pages with the table of contents printed on the first inside page, thus necessitating an additional signature of eight pages.

   • 2012, Mickey W. Mantle & ‎Ron Lichty, Managing the Unmanageable, ISBN 0132981254:

     When I was a newspaper reporter and editor, I had worked with a layout artist who would carefully paste up what was wanted but never hesitated to rip out everything and start over from scratch if either of us thought the page wasn't working.

2. (idiomatic) To display on a wall, kiosk, or other prominent surface.
   • 1992, Raymond Strait, Here They Are Jayne Mansfield, ISBN 1561711462, page 37:

     She joined other fan clubs for other stars in order to get eight-by-ten photos to paste up in her bedroom, and her loyalties changed meteorically.

   • 2001, Peter Varhol, On Deadline, ISBN 0595198880, page 47:

     They didn't understand what they could possibly paste up on the computer for people to read, or worse, how they could sell ads for it.

   • 2011, Max Messmer, Job Hunting For Dummies:

     Paste up some inspirational slogans or cartoons that bring a smile to your face.

3. Used other than as an idiom: see paste,‎ up.