paper (EN)

noun, verb

noun “paper”

1. a thin material made from wood pulp, used for writing, printing, or wrapping
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   She needed some paper to wrap the gift.
2. a sheet or piece of paper
   He scribbled his address on a paper and handed it to me.
3. a newspaper
   He reads the morning paper over breakfast.
4. a written work published in a journal or presented at a conference
   The researchers presented their paper on renewable energy.
5. an essay or report written by a student
   She is working on her final paper for English class.
6. a set of examination questions
   The students studied hard for the math paper.
7. wallpaper
   They chose a striped paper to decorate the hallway.
8. an open hand in the game "rock, paper, scissors" that beats rock and loses to scissors
   He played paper, but I beat him with scissors.
9. (slang) money, especially in the form of banknotes
   He's earning good paper at his new job.
10. (finance) documents representing financial value, such as bonds or securities
    Investors are buying government paper as a safe investment.

verb “paper”

1. to cover or decorate (a wall or room) with wallpaper
   They decided to paper the bedroom with a floral pattern.
2. to cover someone's property with toilet paper as a prank
   On Halloween, the teenagers papered their neighbor's trees.