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plaster

9 definitions • 9 examples
1
a substance that becomes hard as it dries and is used especially for spreading on walls and ceilings in order to give a smooth surface:

Examples:

The plaster on the walls was cracked and flaking.
2
If a part of your body is in plaster, it has a plaster cast around it to protect it while a broken bone repairs itself:

Examples:

My leg was in plaster for about six weeks.
3
a small piece of sticky cloth or plastic that you use to cover and protect a cut in the skin:

Examples:

a box of waterproof plasters
Put a plaster on it so that it doesn't get infected.
4
to spread plaster on a surface
5
to make something stick in a flat smooth layer:

Examples:

The torrential rain had plastered her hair to her head.
6
to cover a surface or an object with something completely or thickly:

Examples:

She had plastered her bedroom walls with photos of pop stars.
The car was plastered with mud.
The story was plastered all over (= printed so that it completely covered) the front page of the newspaper.
7
a substance that is used esp. for spreading on walls and ceilings because it makes a smooth, hard surface after it dries
8
Band-Aid
9
infml To plaster a surface or an object with something is to cover it completely or thickly:

Examples:

She has plastered her bedroom walls with posters of pop singers.

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