plaster

plas|ter1 [ `plæstər ] noun *

1. ) uncount a substance that is spread onto walls and ceilings to form a hard smooth surface

2. ) count or uncount BRITISH a thin piece of cloth or plastic that is sticky on one side, and that you put on your skin to cover a cut. American Band-Aid: STICKING PLASTER

in plaster BRITISH

if a part of someone's body is in plaster, it has a hard cover around it to protect a broken bone:

One man had his leg in plaster, recovering from a broken ankle.

=> PLASTER OF PARIS

plaster

plas|ter 2 [ `plæstər ] verb transitive

1. ) to cover a surface or a place with labels, advertisements, pictures etc.:

plaster something with something: a battered old suitcase plastered with labels

plaster something on/over/across something: He has posters of rock stars plastered all over the walls of his room.

a ) if a news story is plastered all over the newspapers, all the details of it are in the newspapers

2. ) to cover a wall or ceiling with wet plaster or a similar substance:

The walls need plastering.

3. ) to make something lie flat against something else:

plaster something to/against something: The rain had plastered her hair to her forehead.

4. ) if you plaster yourself with a substance, you put a lot of it on your body:

plaster something with something: We plastered our faces with sunscreen.

=> PLASTERED

,plaster `over phrasal verb transitive

to cover a hole or surface with plaster