(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
Plaster is a smooth paste made of sand, lime, and water which goes hard when it dries. Plaster is used to cover walls and ceilings and is also used to make sculptures.
There were huge cracks in the ~, and the green shutters were faded...
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you ~ a wall or ceiling, you cover it with a layer of ~.
The ceiling he had just ~ed fell in and knocked him off his ladder.
VERB: V n
3.
If you ~ a surface or a place with posters or pictures, you stick a lot of them all over it.
They ~ed the city with posters condemning her election...
His room is ~ed with pictures of Porsches and Ferraris.
VERB: V n with n, be V-ed with n
4.
If you ~ yourself in some kind of sticky substance, you cover yourself in it.
She ~ed herself from head to toe in high factor sun lotion.
VERB: V pron-refl in n
5.
A ~ is a strip of sticky material used for covering small cuts or sores on your body. (BRIT; in AM, usually use Band-Aid )
N-COUNT
6.
see also ~ed
7.
If you have a leg or arm in ~, you have a cover made of ~ of Paris around your leg or arm, in order to protect a broken bone and allow it to mend. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use in a cast )
PHRASE