What does "band-aid" mean?

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 a synonym for "band-aid"?

Common synonyms include: adhesive bandage, adhesive tape, application, band, bandage, binder.

//ˈbændeɪd// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
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. Australia, Canada, Philippines, US
2
A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc and often with a lack of foresight. Australia, Canada, Philippines, US, idiomatic, informal
"It was another of those political band-aids patted over a minor sore."

Verb

1
To apply an adhesive bandage. transitive
"As a school nurse, Pat was used to band-aiding lots of scraped knees and elbows."
2
To apply a makeshift fix; to jury-rig. broadly, figuratively, transitive
"Rather than fix the code, we just band-aided the problem by hiding the error message."