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Definition of plaster verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    plaster

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//ˈplæstər//
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they plaster
     
     he / she / it plasters
     
     past simple plastered
     
     -ing form plastering
     
     
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  1. 1plaster something to cover a wall, etc. with plaster The walls need plastering before we can start painting. Topic CollocationsDecorating and Home Improvementhouses
    • refurbish/renovate a building/a house
    • convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/ apartments/condominiums/condos
    • extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
    • build an addition (on/to something)/a sunroom/a deck
    • knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
    • knock out/down the wall separating two rooms
    decorating
    • furnish/paint/repaint a home/house/apartment/room
    • be decorated in bright colors/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
    • paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
    • hang/put up/strip off/remove (the) wallpaper
    • install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures
    • build/put up shelves
    • lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio floor
    • put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
    home improvement
    • do carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring (yourself)
    • make home improvements
    • add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
    • install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
    • insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/the attic
    • fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking faucet
    • block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink/drain
    • make/drill/fill a hole
    • hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
    • tighten/loosen/remove a screw
    • saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
  2. 2plaster somebody/something/yourself in/with something to cover someone or something with a wet or sticky substance She plastered herself in suntan lotion. We were plastered from head to foot with mud.
  3. 3plaster something + adv./prep. to make your hair flat and stick to your head His wet hair was plastered to his head.
  4. 4plaster something + adv./prep. to completely cover a surface with pictures or posters She had plastered her bedroom wall with photos of him. She had photos of him plastered all over her bedroom wall. The next day, their picture was plastered all over the newspapers.
    5. Phrasal Verbsplaster over
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