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scotchtape

scotchtape noun: adhesive tape, sometimes figuratively.

Noun

scotchtape (uncountable)

  1. Adhesive tape, sometimes figuratively.
    • Applied to a sheet of cardboard, the net result is the equivalent of a large sheet of scotchtape, against which the container can be placed, obviating the danger of slippage or movement inside the packing.1945, American Management Association, Making the Most of Packaging Material, numbers 13-15, page 38
    • And the scotchtape of enduring relationship seals your lips.1993, Kusuma Aṃsala, Sheltering Shadows, page 53

Verb

scotchtape (third-person singular simple present scotchtapes, present participle scotchtaping, simple past and past participle scotchtaped)

  1. To apply scotchtape.
    • A memo prohibiting memos from being scotchtaped to walls is scotchtaped to the wall.1977, George S. T. Chu, The Kidney Patient: A Socio-medical Study, page 6
    • I surreptiously scotchtape a piece of fuzz swiped from the office aspirin bottle to the seat of my pants.1985, Carol Morris, Ironing Scott's Zen Suit, page 67

Forms of scotchtape

third-person singular presentscotchtapes
present participlescotchtaping
past participlescotchtaped
pastscotchtaped

Questions about scotchtape

What does scotchtape mean?
Scotchtape means adhesive tape, sometimes figuratively.
What part of speech is scotchtape?
Scotchtape can be a noun or a verb.

Words near scotchtape in the dictionary

  1. Scotchman
  2. Scotchmans Lead
  3. Scotchmen
  4. Scotchness
  5. scotcht collops
  6. scotchtape
  7. Scotchtown
  8. Scotchwoman
  9. Scotchwomen
  10. scotchy
  11. ScotE

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