Band-Aid

[ band-eyd ]

Trademark.
  1. a brand of adhesive bandage with a gauze pad in the center, used to cover minor abrasions and cuts.

noun
  1. (often lowercase)Informal. a makeshift, limited, or temporary aid or solution that does not satisfy the basic or long-range need: The proposed reform isn't thorough enough to be more than just a band-aid.

adjective
  1. (often lowercase)Informal. serving as a makeshift, limited, or temporary aid or solution: band-aid measures to solve a complex problem.

Origin of Band-Aid

1
1965–70 for defs. 2, 3

Words Nearby Band-Aid

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How to use Band-Aid in a sentence

  • He had torn open a Band-Aid and was trying to fasten it around his finger.

    The Last Straw | William J. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for Band-Aid

Band-Aid

/ (ˈbændˌeɪd) /


noun
  1. trademark a gauze surgical dressing backed by adhesive tape

  2. (sometimes not capitals) informal somethinɡ that provides a temporary solution to a problem

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