You should have wrote "paste" not "past". Here is something to remind you of the different meanings:
PAST /pæst, pɑst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[past, pahst] Pronunciation Key
-adjective 1. gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now. 2. of, having existed in, or having occurred during a time previous to the present; bygone: the past glories of the Incas. 3. gone by just before the present time; just passed: during the past year. 4. ago: six days past. 5. having formerly been or served as; previous; earlier: three past presidents of the club. 6. Grammar. designating a tense, or other verb formation or construction, that refers to events or states in time gone by.
PASTE /peɪst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[peyst] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, past‧ed, past‧ing.
-noun 1. a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something. 2. any soft, smooth, and plastic material or preparation. 3. dough, esp. when prepared with shortening, as for making pie crust and other pastry: puff paste. 4. any of various semisoft fruit confections of pliable consistency: almond paste; guava paste. 5. a preparation of fish, tomatoes, or other food reduced to a smooth, soft mass, as for a relish or for seasoning. 6. pasta. 7. a mixture of clay, water, etc., for making pottery or porcelain. 8. Jewelry. a. a brilliant, heavy glass, as strass, used for making artificial gems. b. an artificial gem of this material.
9. Slang. a hard smack, blow, or punch, esp. on the face.
PAST /pæst, pɑst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[past, pahst] Pronunciation Key
-adjective 1. gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
2. of, having existed in, or having occurred during a time previous to the present; bygone: the past glories of the Incas.
3. gone by just before the present time; just passed: during the past year.
4. ago: six days past.
5. having formerly been or served as; previous; earlier: three past presidents of the club.
6. Grammar. designating a tense, or other verb formation or construction, that refers to events or states in time gone by.
PASTE /peɪst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[peyst] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, past‧ed, past‧ing.
-noun 1. a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
2. any soft, smooth, and plastic material or preparation.
3. dough, esp. when prepared with shortening, as for making pie crust and other pastry: puff paste.
4. any of various semisoft fruit confections of pliable consistency: almond paste; guava paste.
5. a preparation of fish, tomatoes, or other food reduced to a smooth, soft mass, as for a relish or for seasoning.
6. pasta.
7. a mixture of clay, water, etc., for making pottery or porcelain.
8. Jewelry. a. a brilliant, heavy glass, as strass, used for making artificial gems.
b. an artificial gem of this material.
9. Slang. a hard smack, blow, or punch, esp. on the face.
All the best in your tavels...
Don Hobson
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