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
plastered; plastering
ˈpla-st(ə-)riŋ 
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
: to apply plaster
Synonyms
Examples of plaster in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 7 July 2024
Last year, the museum added a life-size plaster sculpture of Louis Comfort Tiffany, by American artist Tom Peterson, to its Independence Day lineup.
—Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024
Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
Yes, that involves making predictions, but the real value of our work is the statistical analysis of the reliability of the numbers you are bound to see plastered all over print news media, social media and television over the next five months.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 11 June 2024
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Noun
The process involved digging until finding remains, wrapping them in a field jacket—the plaster coating that protects and binds fossils so that they can be safely transported—and removing it from the area.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 7 July 2024
Last year, the museum added a life-size plaster sculpture of Louis Comfort Tiffany, by American artist Tom Peterson, to its Independence Day lineup.
—Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024
Verb
While attending a ceremony where Burnett, 91, got her hands and feet plastered into the ground outside the famous TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on Thursday, June 20, Laura Dern opened up to PEOPLE exclusively about the legendary star and her go-to drink order.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
Yes, that involves making predictions, but the real value of our work is the statistical analysis of the reliability of the numbers you are bound to see plastered all over print news media, social media and television over the next five months.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 11 June 2024
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“Plaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaster. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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plaster
1 of 2 noun
plas·ter
ˈplas-tər
1
: a medicated or protective dressing consisting of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a substance that clings to the skin
adhesive plaster
2
: a paste (as of lime, water, and sand) that hardens on drying and is used for coating walls and ceilings
plaster
2 of 2 verb
plastered; plastering
-t(ə-)riŋ
1
: to apply a plaster to
2
: to cover over as if with a coat of plaster
3
: to smooth down with a sticky or shiny substance
plastered my hair down
4
: to fasten or apply tightly to another surface
wet clothes plastered to his body
5
: to affix to or place on especially in large numbers
plaster posters to a wall
6
: to apply plaster
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