Dictionary

Velcro en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈvɛlkɹəʊ/ (General-American)
• /ˈvɛlkɹoʊ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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.

Deriveds

Velcro cat · velcroid · Velcro child · Velcro dog

Synonyms

hook-and-loop fastener

Translations (44)

lt lipùkas (fastener) · ja ベルクロ (fastener) · ar فِيلْكْرُو (fastener) · cmn 魔術貼 /魔术贴 (fastener) · ja 面ファスナー (fastener) · mi papanga piripiri (fastener) · pl rzep (fastener) · ia velcro (fastener) · fi tarranauha (fastener) · sh čičak traka (fastener) · yue 魔術貼 /魔术贴 (fastener) · hu tépőzár (fastener) · ru застёжка-липу́чка (fastener) · ro scai (fastener) · nl klittenband (fastener) · pt velcro (fastener) · ga velcro (fastener) · de Klettverschluss (fastener) · hi वेल्क्रो (fastener) · eo lapfermilo (fastener) · ko 벨크로 (fastener) · tr cırtcırt (fastener) · ru липу́чки (fastener) · is franskur rennilás (fastener) · et krõpsud (fastener) · tr cırt (fastener) · sh чичак трака (fastener) · ru липу́чка (fastener) · es velcro (fastener) · de Klettband (fastener) · af kleefstrook (fastener) · sv kardborreband (fastener) · fr velcro (fastener) · ro arici (fastener) · bg Велкро (fastener) · ja ベルク (fastener) · nl velcro (fastener) · it velcro (fastener) · he צַמְדָּן (fastener) · eo lapo (fastener) · no borrelås (fastener) · cs suchý zip (fastener) · et krõps (fastener) · ko 찍찍이 (fastener)

Velcro en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈvɛlkɹəʊ/ (General-American)
• /ˈvɛlkɹoʊ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. To fasten with Velcro.
   • Two officers stormed into I-tier, still Velcroing their flak jackets. 2008, Jodi Picoult, Change of Heart, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 28:
   • He was standing on a chair Velcroing red balloons to himself. 1988, Tom Leopold, Almost Like Being Here, Dutton, →ISBN, page 8:
   • Toasters and microwaves were Velcroed to kitchen counters. Televisions and VCRs were Velcroed to their stands. 2008, Sean Murphy, The Time of New Weather, →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:

Forms

Translations (5)

pl zapiąć na rzepy (to fasten with velcro) · fr velcroter (to fasten with velcro) · fi kiinnittää tarranauhalla (to fasten with velcro) · tr cırtcırtlamak (to fasten with velcro) · pl zapinać na rzepy (to fasten with velcro)