plaster
To cover or coat something with plasterTo cover or coat something with plaster; to render.
» Tom was plastered.
Tom war betrunken.
Tom war besoffen.
Том був п'яний.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To cover or coat something with plaster; to render.
to plaster a wall
vergipsen, putzen, verputzen
coat with plaster
(transitive)To apply a plaster to.
to plaster a wound
apply a plaster cast to
(transitive)To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.
Her face was plastered with mud.
gipsen
(transitive)To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.
The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement.
überziehen, überputzen, übertünchen
cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on
(transitive)To cover a surface extensively with something, especially posters, pictures, or notices.
The workmen plastered the wall with pictures.
(figuratively, transitive)To bombard heavily or overwhelmingly; to overwhelm (with weapons fire).
(figuratively, transitive)To smooth over.
Examples
46 sentencesTom was plastered.
Том був п'яний.
deTom war betrunken.
I know that Tom is plastered.
You looked like you were plastered.
Tom looked like he was plastered.
deTom sah aus, als wäre er knüppeldicke voll.
A plasterer is a craftsman who applies plaster on walls.
deEin Stuckateur ist ein Handwerker, der Stuck auf Wände aufträgt.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English plaster, plastre, from Old English plaster, from late Latin plastrum,From Middle English plaster, plastre, from Old English plaster, from late Latin plastrum, shortened from Classical Latin emplastrum (“a plaster, bandage”); later reinforced by Anglo-Norman plastre. Displaced native Old English clīþa.
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Forms
plasters, plastering, plastered, plastered| Base form | plaster · to plaster |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plasters |
| Present participle | plastering |
| Past simple | plastered |
| Past participle | plastered |
irregular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- coat with plaster:daub
- apply a heavy coat to:plaster overstick on
- cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on:beplaster
- dress by covering with a therapeutic substance:poultice
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle