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Definition plaster in British English

plaster verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈplɑːstə(r)/
1

to cover a surface or a place with labels, advertisements, pictures etc

Example

He has posters of rock stars plastered all over the walls of his room.

Example

a battered old suitcase plastered with labels

Synonyms and related words
carpet paper plaster
1.1

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

Example

The walls need plastering.

Synonyms and related words
carpet paper plaster
3

to make something lie flat against something else

Example

The rain had plastered her hair to her forehead.

Synonyms and related words
cover wrap coat
4

if you plaster yourself with a substance, you put a lot of it on your body

Example

We plastered our faces with sun cream.

Synonyms and related words
cover wrap coat
Definition plaster in British English