STICKING PLASTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sticking plaster mean? 

• STICKING PLASTER (noun)
  The noun STICKING PLASTER has 1 sense:

1. adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

  Familiarity information: STICKING PLASTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STICKING PLASTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

adhesive plaster; plaster; sticking plaster

Hypernyms ("sticking plaster" is a kind of...):

adhesive tape (tape coated with adhesive)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sticking plaster"):

court plaster (a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial wounds)

 Context examples 

I laid down the razor, turning as I did so half round to look for some sticking plaster.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)