band-aid
/ˈbændeɪd/
band-aid noun: an adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
Noun
band-aid (plural band-aids)
- An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
- Synonyms:
- adhesive bandage, Elastoplast, plaster, sticking plaster
- A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc and often with a lack of foresight.
- It was another of those political band-aids patted over a minor sore.1968, United Church Observer, n 15 (March), p 36
- Synonyms:
- hack
Verb
band-aid (third-person singular simple present band-aids, present participle band-aiding, simple past and past participle band-aided)
- To apply an adhesive bandage.
- As a school nurse, Pat was used to band-aiding lots of scraped knees and elbows.
- To apply a makeshift fix; to jury-rig.
- Rather than fix the code, we just band-aided the problem by hiding the error message.
- This is where the addictions theorists and therapists fail (perhaps for lack of nerve): they never strongly suggest that their critique should become the basis for concerted, collective therapy as well as individual therapy. They can't. To do so would mean risking their own dependency upon the...1990 February 4, Leonard Tirado, “Privatized 'Recovery' Versus Collective Action”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 19
band-aid meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Arabic and Indonesian
band-aid in Tamil
- adhesive bandage
- பிளாஸ்திரி piḷāstiri
band-aid in Tagalog
- adhesive bandage
- koritas
band-aid in Arabic
- adhesive bandage
- ضِمَادَة ḍimāda, لاصِق طِبِّي lāṣiq ṭibbī
band-aid in Indonesian
- adhesive bandage
- plester, hansaplas
More languagesFewer languages
- band-aid in Vietnamese
- băng cá nhân, băng keo cá nhân
Synonyms of band-aid
Forms of band-aid
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | band-aids |
| alternative form | bandaid |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | band-aids |
| present participle | band-aiding |
| past participle | band-aided |
| past | band-aided |
Origin of band-aid
Genericized trademark from Band-Aid, registered and coined by Johnson & Johnson in 1924 as band(age) + aid.
Words formed from band-aid
Phrases with band-aid
Questions about band-aid
- What does band-aid mean?
- Band-aid means an adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
- What is band-aid in Tamil?
- Band-aid in Tamil is பிளாஸ்திரி (piḷāstiri). See Band-aid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is band-aid?
- Band-aid can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce band-aid?
- Band-aid is pronounced /ˈbændeɪd/ (US).
- What is the plural of band-aid?
- The plural of band-aid is band-aids.
Words near band-aid in the dictionary
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