plaster
noun
- a pasty mixture, as of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, which hardens on drying, for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions
- plaster of Paris
- a pasty preparation spread on cloth and applied to the body, used medicinally as a curative or counterirritant
transitive verb
- to cover, smear, overlay, etc. with or as with plaster
- to apply or affix like a plaster: to plaster posters on walls
- to make lie smooth and flat
- to apply plaster of Paris as a treatment
- Informal to affect or strike with force
See plaster in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(plăsˈtər)
noun- A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with fiber added, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings.
- Plaster of Paris.
- A pastelike mixture applied to a part of the body for healing or cosmetic purposes. Also called sticking plaster.
- Chiefly British An adhesive bandage.
verb plas·tered,
plas·ter·ing,
plas·ters verb, transitive- To cover, coat, or repair with plaster.
- To cover or hide with or as if with a coat of plaster: plastered over our differences.
- To apply a plaster to: plaster an aching muscle.
a. To cover conspicuously, as with things pasted on; overspread: plaster the walls with advertising.
b. To affix conspicuously, usually with a paste: plaster notices on all the doors.
- To make smooth by applying a sticky substance: plaster one's hair with pomade.
- To make adhere to another surface: “His hair was plastered to his forehead” (William Golding).
- Informal
a. To inflict heavy damage or injury on.
b. To defeat decisively.
verb, intransitive To apply plaster.
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