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to podge

to podge

1 9.9
To press something into a small lump
  • verb
  • UK
translation icon : amasar

Examples

  • Let it dry, and then mod podge the photo on?

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  • Hodge podge.

    Fear and Desire (1953)

  • I printed the photo using my inkjet printer, I mod podged the canvas, then let it dry.

    Blog text (20)

  • It's modge podged with Lilly Pulitzer fabric and pearls.

    Blog text (15)

  • I would try mod podging the back of the photo, place it on the canvas (which already has a dried layer of mod podge on it), and then when that is all dry, mod podge the front.

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  • She carefully podged the clay into a small ball before shaping it into a figure.

  • To create the craft project, first podge the pieces of paper together with glue.

  • He used his hands to podge the dough until it formed a compact mass.

Synonyms

to squash
vsto podge
55 2.0

To press something hard so it becomes flat and loses its shape

forms a compact lump by pressing, not crushing into a flat shape
to blob
vsto podge
1 5.1

To drop a soft, shapeless lump of something like paint

shapes material into a tight compact mass, not an undefined soft mass
to scrooch
vsto podge
  • UK
9.9

To press people or things together so they fit in a small space

forms a small compact mass by pressing rather than just shrinking to fit

How Compact

to compress
94 3.7
to podge
  • UK
1 9.9
to clump
7 4.4
to gather
∞ 1.0
to scatter
187 2.8

Surface Forms

podge infinitive
podged past
podged past participle
podding present participle
podges third person singular

Etymology

Podge as a verb comes from the idea of making a small pod or lump by pressing things together, like shaping dough into a round blob. So to podge something is to press or squeeze it into a small 'lump' or compact mass.