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SELLOTAPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sellotape mean?
• SELLOTAPE (noun)
The noun SELLOTAPE has 1 sense:
1. transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending
Familiarity information: SELLOTAPE used as a noun is very rare.
• SELLOTAPE (verb)
The verb SELLOTAPE has 1 sense:
1. fasten or attach with sellotape
Familiarity information: SELLOTAPE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cellulose tape; Scotch tape; Sellotape
Hypernyms ("Sellotape" is a kind of...):
adhesive tape (tape coated with adhesive)
Derivation:
sellotape (fasten or attach with sellotape)
Domain usage:
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fasten or attach with sellotape
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
scotch tape; sellotape
Context example:
The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest's door
Hypernyms (to "sellotape" is one way to...):
tape (fasten or attach with tape)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
Sellotape (transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending)
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