pastings

Beatings in competition

Pastings is the plural of pasting, which has two main senses.

One is the act of affixing something with paste or glue: The pastings of posters on construction walls continued despite the ban.

The other is a severe beating or defeat: The team took several pastings early in the season before finding its form.

defeat

thrashing

Decisive, lopsided defeat

walloping · hammering · crushing · shellacking · rout · demolition · humiliation · blowout · whitewash · massacre

collage

glue

Bonding substance

  • paperPressed pulp for writing
  • cutoutsRemoved sections, often decorative
  • montageAssembled sequence of images

layering · decoupage · assemblage · juxtaposition · mosaic · patchwork · arrangement · bricolage · photomontage · magazine

adhesion

glue

Bonding substance

gummed · affixing · bonding · attachments · fastenings · splicing · taping · securing · laminating · cohesion

decoration

wallpaper

Ornamental wall covering

  • decoupageGlued cutout decoration art
  • motifRecurring thematic element
  • trimRemove unwanted edges

border · stencil · veneer · applique · embellishment · gilding · inlay · ornamentation · relief · embossed

scrapbooking

album

Unified collection of recordings

journal · embellishments · stickers · die-cuts · templates · captions · archival · cardstock · keepsake · personalized

Categories
Opposites
outcome severity in competition

pastingsvictories

Successful outcomes in competition

wins · triumphs · walkovers · routs · demolitions

margin of defeat

pastingssqueakers

Barely-won competitions

nail-biters · photo finishes · near misses · cliff-hangers · moral victories

Phrases
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G