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What does plastic mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word plastic? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (obsolete) A sculptor, moulder.
  2. (archaic) Any solid but malleable substance.
  3. A synthetic, thermoplastic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer.
  4. Any similar synthetic material, not necessarily thermoplastic.
  5. (metonymy) Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.
  6. (slang) Fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population.
Adjective
  1. Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant. [from 17th c.]
  2. (medicine) Producing tissue. [from 17th c.]
  3. (dated) Creative, formative. [from 17th c.]
  4. (biology) Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability. [from 19th c.]
  5. Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material. [from 19th c.]
  6. Made of plastic. [from 20th c.]
  7. Inferior or not the real thing; ersatz. [from 20th c.]
  8. (slang) Fake, snobbish. Usually refers to a person.
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