n. An artistic composition of materials and objects pasted over a surface, often with unifying lines and color.n. A work, such as a literary piece, composed of both borrowed and original material.n. The art of creating such compositions.n. An assemblage of diverse elements: a collage of conflicting memories. v. To paste (diverse materials) over a surface, thereby creating an artistic product.verb-intransitive. To create such an artistic product.