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plaster

1 plaster /ˈplæstɚ/ Brit /ˈplɑːstə/ noun
plural plasters
1 plaster
/ˈplæstɚ/ Brit /ˈplɑːstə/
noun
plural plasters
Learner's definition of PLASTER
[noncount]
: a wet substance that hardens when it becomes dry and that is used to make smooth walls and ceilings(涂抹墙壁和天花板用的)灰泥often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
[count] British : a piece of material that is put on the skin over a small wound膏药;护创伤胶布

in plaster

British
: in a hard covering that protects a broken bone and allows it to heal : in a plaster cast打了石膏的
2 plaster /ˈplæstɚ/ Brit /ˈplɑːstə/ verb
plasters; plastered; plastering
2 plaster
/ˈplæstɚ/ Brit /ˈplɑːstə/
verb
plasters; plastered; plastering
Learner's definition of PLASTER
[+ object]
: to cover (a surface) with plaster涂灰泥
: to cover (a surface or area) with something覆盖
usually used as (be) plastered通常用作(be) plastered
: to put (something, such as a poster or sign) on a surface张贴
often used figuratively常用作比喻
: to make (something) lie flat against or stick to something使…紧贴;粘贴

plaster over

[phrasal verb]
plaster over (something) or plaster (something) over
: to cover (something) with plaster用灰泥抹
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6048 COCA: 8240

plaster

1 of 2

noun

plas·​ter ˈpla-stər How to pronounce plaster (audio)
1
: a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
adhesive plaster
broadly : something applied to heal and soothe
2
: a pasty composition (as of lime, water, and sand) that hardens on drying and is used for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions
plastery adjective

plaster

2 of 2

verb

plastered; plastering ˈpla-st(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce plaster (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to overlay or cover with plaster : coat
2
: to apply a plaster to
3
a
: to cover over or conceal as if with a coat of plaster
b
: to apply as a coating or incrustation
c
: to smooth down with a sticky or shiny substance
plastered his hair down
4
: to fasten or apply tightly to another surface
5
: to treat with plaster of paris
6
: to affix to or place on especially conspicuously or in quantity
7
: to inflict heavy damage or loss on especially by a concentrated or unremitting attack

intransitive verb

: to apply plaster
plasterer noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Noun put a plaster on the burn and don't touch it Verb We plastered and sanded the walls before painting them. They plastered the walls with posters. Someone had plastered a political poster on the wall. His clothes were plastered to his body from the rain. He plastered his hair down with gel. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Inspired by images from the Hubble Space Telescope, the pictures are abstract space-scapes made by smashing plaster shells filled with liquid and powdered pigments atop panels painted in a single hue. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Smiling, slouching, hands in the pockets of her torn and plaster-spattered jeans, Vira didn’t seem like a fascist. George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022 Medical folks, to his objection, put it in one of those awful plaster casts a couple of days before duck season opened. Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2022 Others wandered the corridors, where plaster was peeling off the walls of a building that is more than a century old. WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 On the plaster wall, one of the contractors had hung a frame around an old pencil inscription that had been hidden for decades behind layers of wallpaper. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 28 July 2022 The photos show the couple's three kids, Vida, 3, Elias, 6, and Noah, 8, helping to hold down the plaster and keep the strips in place. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2022 The walls are made of limestone and mortar covered with plaster and stucco. Eddie.morales@jrn.com, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2022 Baker paints with acrylics, augmenting the brightly hued pigment with plaster and resin, and sometimes paper and spray paint. Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
Verb
The company has been part of a drive by cryptocurrency firms to plaster their logos across F1, a high-octane sport whose audience has grown in recent years. Elaine Yu, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 This isn’t to say that promoters and venue owners should plaster sponsorship banners for pharma companies at Beach Boys concerts. Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Naming rights alone can generate millions, with corporations able to plaster their name on everything from the stadium itself to the entrance gates to viewing areas inside. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022 Its solution would plaster the Interstate 81 corridor with heavy snow. Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2022 In practice, that means token holders get access to exclusive content, such as voting on which song to play in the stadium while the players warm up, or which motivational quote to plaster on the changing room wall. Alex Webb, Bloomberg.com, 7 Sep. 2021 This is Scheana once again making bad choices and then trying to plaster them over with a man’s lies. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2021 Schiffilea’s name was written in marker on the Sigma Nu fraternity house, where students gathered Friday to plaster the outside wall with protest signs and angry notes. Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2021 Throughout the month of October, companies eager to drive sales plaster their products with pink ribbons and inspirational quotes. Hil Moss Reprints, STAT, 6 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English, from Latin emplastrum, from Greek emplastron, from emplassein to plaster on, from en- + plassein to mold, plaster; perhaps akin to Latin planus level, flat — more at floor

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of plaster was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6048 COCA: 8240
plaster

noun¹

1smooth covering for a wall牆壁覆蓋物ADJECTIVE | ... OF PLASTER | VERB + PLASTER | PLASTER + VERB | PLASTER + NOUN ADJECTIVEfresh新塗的灰泥cracked, crumbling, peeling剝落的灰泥片... OF PLASTERchunk一大塊灰泥Each blow of the hammer removed a great chunk of plaster.錘子每次敲打都震落一大塊灰泥。VERB + PLASTERapply塗灰泥Apply the plaster evenly.均勻地塗灰泥。PLASTER + VERBcome off (sth), fall off (sth), peel off (sth)灰泥(從⋯上)脫落Plaster was peeling off the ceiling.天花板上的灰泥正在脫落。PLASTER + NOUNcast石膏模型A plaster cast of Madame Fournier stood in the artist's studio.那位藝術家的工作室裏立着一尊富尼埃夫人的石膏像。wall石膏牆
plaster

noun²

2 (BrE) for covering a cut遮蓋傷口 see also Band-Aid ADJECTIVE | VERB + PLASTER ADJECTIVEsticking橡皮膏VERB + PLASTERput on貼上膏藥peel off, take off揭掉橡皮膏
plaster

noun³

3 (BrE) for protecting broken bones保護斷骨PLASTER + NOUN | PREPOSITION PLASTER + NOUNcast石膏繃帶Her broken leg was put in a plaster cast.她骨折的腿上打着石膏。PREPOSITIONin plaster打着石膏Your arm will have to be in plaster for at least six weeks.你的胳膊必須打至少 6 個星期的石膏。

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