hook-and-loop

noun

Synonym of Velcro (“a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with miniature fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can still be pulled apart.”).

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Meanings

nounhook-and-loop (plural hook-and-loops or hooks-and-loops)

plural hook-and-loops · plural hooks-and-loops · alternative hook and loop

  1. Synonym of Velcro (“a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with miniature fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can still be pulled apart.”).

    Synonyms: Velcro

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Velcro (“a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with miniature fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can still be pulled apart.”).

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Velcro

Origin

Clipping of hook-and-loop fastener.

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APA

hook-and-loop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook-and-loop

MLA

“hook-and-loop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook-and-loop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hook-and-loop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook-and-loop.

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