- a brand of adhesive bandage with a gauze pad in the center, used to cover minor abrasions and cuts.
- 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.
- serving as a makeshift, limited, or temporary aid or solution: band-aid measures to solve a complex problem.
- a gauze surgical dressing backed by adhesive tape
- somethinɡ that provides a temporary solution to a problem
