plaster
verb/ˈplɑːstə(r)/
/ˈplæstər/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they plaster | /ˈplɑːstə(r)/ /ˈplæstər/ |
| he / she / it plasters | /ˈplɑːstəz/ /ˈplæstərz/ |
| past simple plastered | /ˈplɑːstəd/ /ˈplæstərd/ |
| past participle plastered | /ˈplɑːstəd/ /ˈplæstərd/ |
| -ing form plastering | /ˈplɑːstərɪŋ/ /ˈplæstərɪŋ/ |
- plaster something to cover a wall, etc. with plaster
- The walls need plastering before we can start decorating.
Collocations Decorating and home improvementDecorating and home improvementHousesTopics Buildingsc2- refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house
- convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats
- extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
- build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory
- knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
- knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
- furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room
- be decorated in bright colours/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/(British English) fittings
- build/put up shelves
- lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
- put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
- do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
- make home improvements
- add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
- fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
- insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft
- fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet
- block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
- make/drill/fill a hole
- hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
- tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
- saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
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- plaster somebody/something/yourself in/with something to cover somebody/something with a wet or sticky substance
- She plastered herself in suntan lotion.
- We were plastered from head to foot with mud.
- [usually passive] to make your hair flat and stick to your head
- be plastered + adv./prep. His wet hair was plastered to his head.
- [often passive] to completely cover a surface with pictures or posters
- A is plastered with B Her bedroom wall was plastered with photos of him.
- B is plastered over A She had photos of him plastered all over her bedroom wall.
- The next day their picture was plastered all over the newspapers.
Word OriginOld English, denoting a bandage spread with a curative substance, from medieval Latin plastrum (shortening of Latin emplastrum, from Greek emplastron ‘daub, salve’), later reinforced by the Old French noun plastre. Senses 1 and 2 date from late Middle English.
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