scotch tape
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The teacher uses scotch tape to hang a student's drawing on the bulletin board.
Definition
Noun:
- A brand of transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape: "Scotch tape" is a trademark for a type of clear, pressure-sensitive tape used for sealing, attaching, or mending items. It is commonly used as a generic term for this kind of tape.
Verb:
- To fasten or attach something using adhesive tape: To "scotch tape" something means to use this type of tape to stick an object to another surface or to mend it.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- I need some Scotch tape to wrap this gift.
- She repaired the torn page with a piece of Scotch tape.
Verb:
- He scotch taped the poster to the wall.
- Can you scotch tape this note to the refrigerator?
Advanced Usage
- "to be held together by scotch tape": used figuratively to describe something that is poorly, temporarily, or barely functioning or assembled.
- Their business plan seems to be held together by scotch tape.
Variants and Related Words
- Adhesive tape (n): a more general term for tape with a sticky coating.
- Sellotape (n): another trademark, often used interchangeably with "Scotch tape" in some regions.
- Clear tape (n): a generic descriptive term.
- Tape (n/v): the general word for a long, narrow strip of material; can also mean to fasten with tape.
Synonyms
- Adhesive tape
- Sticky tape
- Clear tape
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Tape up (phrasal verb): to fasten or seal something completely with tape.
- He taped up the box before shipping it. (Note: This uses the general verb "tape," not the trademark "scotch tape").
Related Idioms
- "Redneck repair" / "A scotch tape fix": an informal, often derogatory term for a temporary, clumsy, or unprofessional repair job.
- The leaky pipe got a scotch tape fix until the plumber could arrive.
The teacher uses scotch tape to hang a student's drawing on the bulletin board.
Noun
- transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending
Verb
- fasten or attach with sellotape
- The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest's door