plastic

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A light artificial material that can be shaped, used to make many everyday objects.

   The toy is made of cheap plastic.

2. 2
   adj

   Made of plastic.

   She drank from a plastic cup.

3. 3
   adj

   Soft enough to be bent or shaped easily.

   Plastic substances such as wax or clay are perfect for sculpting.

4. 4
   noun

   Credit or debit cards used instead of cash.

   Do you take plastic?

Common collocations

• plastic bag Adjective + noun
• plastic cup Adjective + noun

From Latin plasticus (“of molding”), from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikós), from πλάσσω (plássō, “to mold, form”). Doublet of plastique.

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