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Meaning of scotchtape | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Adhesive tape, sometimes figuratively.

uncountable

Examples

“Applied to a sheet of cardboard, the net result is the equivalent of a large sheet of scotchtape, against which the container can be placed, obviating the danger of slippage or movement inside the packing.”
“And the scotchtape of enduring relationship seals your lips.”
“He is known to go out on a stage before a thousand people (who have paid hardearned cash for tickets) and, sticking the words of a song with scotchtape to the microphone, sing them for the first time in his life.”
“Its wing was broken and we made a sling with toothpicks and scotchtape and when it was better we both took it to the backyard and opened the shoebox and let it go.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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