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BAND AID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Band Aid mean? 

BAND AID (noun)
  The noun BAND AID has 2 senses:

1. trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blistersplay

2. hurried repairplay

  Familiarity information: BAND AID used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BAND AID (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Band Aid" is a kind of...):

adhesive bandage (bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Hurried repair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

band aid; quick fix; quickie; quicky

Hypernyms ("band aid" is a kind of...):

fix; fixing; fixture; mend; mending; repair; reparation (the act of putting something in working order again)


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