Scotch tape

[ skoch teyp ]

Trademark.

1. a brand name for various transparent or semitransparent adhesive tapes made chiefly of cellulose acetate or cellophane, for sealing, attaching, mending, etc.

verb (used with object)

, Scotch-taped or Scotch taped, Scotch-tap·ing or Scotch tap·ing.

1. Usually Scotch-tape []. to fasten or mend with Scotch tape.

Scotch tape

noun

1. a transparent or coloured adhesive tape made of cellulose or a similar substance

Example Sentences

Their rotation, however, continues to be held together by Scotch tape.

From Los Angeles Times

The Olympics used red cinder until 1968 and the Mexico City games, which instead featured a polyurethane "Tartan" track, so-called because 3M, which made it, also made Scotch tape.

From BBC

The nature of the van der Waals forces between layers allows researchers to use Scotch tape to peel the layers into atomic thickness.

From Science Daily

It’s a messy patchwork that has been assembled over decades, and is held together with the digital equivalent of Scotch tape and bubble gum.

From New York Times

Nearby, Scotch tape labels with red marker identify the contents of a stainless steel hot water dispenser, one on top of the other — “LEITE,” “LECHE,” “MILK.”

From Seattle Times