plaster
Từ điển Collocation
plaster noun
1 smooth covering for a wall
ADJ. fresh | chipped, cracked, crumbling, peeling
QUANT. chunk, flake Each blow of the hammer removed a great chunk of plaster.
VERB + PLASTER apply Apply the plaster evenly.
PLASTER + VERB come off (sth), fall off (sth), peel off (sth) Plaster was peeling off the ceiling.
PLASTER + NOUN cast A plaster cast of Madame Fournier stood in the artist's studio.
2 for covering a cut
ADJ. sticking
VERB + PLASTER put on | peel off, take off
3 for protecting broken bones
PLASTER + NOUN cast Her broken leg was put in a plaster cast
PREP. in ~ Your arm will have to be in plaster for at least six weeks.
Từ điển WordNet
v.
- cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on; beplaster
The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters
She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco
- affix conspicuously
She plastered warnings all over the wall
- apply a plaster cast to
plaster the broken arm
- apply a heavy coat to; plaster over, stick on
- coat with plaster; daub
daub the wall
- dress by covering with a therapeutic substance; poultice
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
plasters|plastered|plastering
syn.: adhesive plaster beplaster cataplasm daub plaster of Paris plaster over plasterwork poultice stick on sticking plaster