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

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To paste (things) into position, especially in layout and page makeup.
   • 1997, Raymond Kimber, Quality Management Handbook, Second Edition, →ISBN, 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, 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:

     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, using adhesive.
   • 1992, Raymond Strait, Here They Are Jayne Mansfield, →ISBN, 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, 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, →ISBN:

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

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