stick·ing plaster

(stĭk′ĭng) Chiefly British

An adhesive bandage.

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sticking plaster

(Medicine) a thin cloth with an adhesive substance on one side, used for covering slight or superficial wounds. Usual US term: adhesive tape

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stick′ing plas`ter

an adhesive cloth or other material for covering superficial wounds or holding bandages in place.

[1645–55]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

sticking plaster - adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

adhesive plaster, plaster

adhesive tape - tape coated with adhesive

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

Translations

curita parche curita tirita

cerotto

obliž

sticking plaster

[ˈstɪkɪŋˌplɑːstəʳ] N (Brit) → esparadrapo m, tirita f, curita f (LAm)

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sticking plaster

[ˈstɪkɪŋˌplɑːstəʳ] n → cerotto adesivo

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HE put some sticking plaster on his fingers, and his friends both came to dinner.

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'Yes,' said the other, in a drawling manner, for he was fixing a very small patch of sticking plaster on a very small pimple near the corner of his mouth.

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I laid down the razor, turning as I did so half round to look for some sticking plaster. When the Count saw my face, his eyes blazed with a sort of demoniac fury, and he suddenly made a grab at my throat.

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By offering another sticking plaster to a gaping wound inflicted by the most severe spending squeeze in the history of the NHS, Johnson is fooling the great British public.

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But their proponents won't accept that some problems need more than a sticking plaster - they'll just insist we need to use more unicorn fur.

Unicorn fur sticking plasters won't solve all our problems

How many times have I read that the title deed debarcle is being addressed when in effect the rhetoric only results in a sticking plaster amendment that is overuled, unworkable, unconstitutional or just ignored by the interested parties namely developers and banks.

Title deeds: don't hold your breath just yet (web)

"Whilst it is heartening to see the public stepping in like this, this is really just a sticking plaster."

Most WI members donate to foodbanks

EXTRA government cash to help health services cope over the winter months is 'only a sticking plaster', a leading councillor has warned.

Town hall chief says winter cash boost is 'only a sticking plaster'

Coventry's council leader does not believe the government's budget announcement means austerity is coming to an end - and criticised a [pounds sterling]650m boost for adult social care as a "sticking plaster".

Coventry council leader sceptical of austerity coming to an end; He also criticised a [pounds sterling]650m boost for adult social care

Scottish Labour health spokesman Anas Sarwar accused the SNP of coming up with "sticking plaster solutions".

PS6m BLITZ ON CANCER TEST WAITING TIMES; SNP PLAN TO CUT BACKLOG FOR LIFE-SAVING PROCEDURES; Charities applaud move but opposition parties slam 'sticking plaster' solution

Birmingham's Green Party councillor has dubbed the charge a 'sticking plaster solution' and called for greater investment in public transport and cycling.

Opposition slam scheme as 'unimaginative travel tax'