From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpastingpast‧ing /ˈpeɪstɪŋ/ noun 1 [uncountable]TD the activity of moving words from one place to another on a computer screen cutting and pasting2 [singular] informal an easy defeat of someone in a game or competition3 [singular] British English informal a severe beating
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pasting• UNC continued their winning streak, with a 93-47 pasting of Eastern Michigan.• And I did miss the ability that Windows word processors have to open more than two windows on-screen at once for cutting and pasting.• The edit display screen can only be used, for all practical purposes, for cutting and pasting.• The identified block is ready for the usual editing options - cutting, copying, moving and pasting.• Now let's give the Canaries a good pasting. 