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velcro

Syllables: Vel·croUS/ˈvɛlkɹoʊ/

velcro is the alternative letter-case form of Velcro.

Proper noun capitalized: Velcro

Velcro

  1. A fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with minute fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can be pulled apart.

Verb capitalized: Velcro

Velcro (third-person singular simple present Velcros, present participle Velcroing, simple past and past participle Velcroed)

  1. To fasten with Velcro.
    • He was standing on a chair Velcroing red balloons to himself.1988, Tom Leopold, Almost Like Being Here, Dutton, →ISBN, page 8
    • He had a seat in a leather recliner and hit the remote, which he had Velcroed to the chair.2000, George P. Pelecanos, Shame the Devil, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 58

Synonyms of velcro

Forms of velcro

third-person singular presentvelcros
present participlevelcroing
past participlevelcroed
pastvelcroed
third-person singular presentVelcros
present participleVelcroing
past participleVelcroed
pastVelcroed

Origin of velcro

Blend of French velours (“velvet”) + French crochet (“hook”).

Words formed from velcro

Phrases with velcro

Questions about velcro

What does velcro mean?
Velcro means a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with minute fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can be pulled apart.
What is velcro the alternative letter-case form of?
Velcro is the alternative letter-case form of Velcro.
What part of speech is velcro?
Velcro can be a proper noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce velcro?
Velcro is pronounced /ˈvɛlkɹoʊ/ (US).

Words near velcro in the dictionary

  1. Velazquez
  2. Velazquezian
  3. Velbert
  4. Velchanos
  5. velcome
  6. velcro
  7. Velcro cat
  8. Velcro cats
  9. Velcro child
  10. Velcro dog
  11. Velcro dogs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: velcro (page history and authors); Velcro (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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