VELCRO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Velcro mean? 

• VELCRO (noun)
  The noun VELCRO has 1 sense:

1. nylon fabric used as a fastening

  Familiarity information: VELCRO used as a noun is very rare.

• VELCRO (verb)
  The verb VELCRO has 1 sense:

1. fasten with Velcro

  Familiarity information: VELCRO used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VELCRO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nylon fabric used as a fastening

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Velcro" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)

Derivation:

velcro (fasten with Velcro)

• VELCRO (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fasten with Velcro

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

velcro the belt

Hypernyms (to "velcro" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

Velcro (nylon fabric used as a fastening)