1.a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
2.any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs
3.a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
4.a hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling);
there were cracks in the plaster
5.adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
1.cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on;
The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters
2.affix conspicuously;
She plastered warnings all over the wall
3.apply a plaster cast to;
plaster the broken arm
4.apply a heavy coat to
5.coat with plaster;
daub the wall
6.dress by covering with a therapeutic substance