velcro

Vel·cro
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US/ˈvɛlkɹoʊ/US/ˈvɛlkɹəʊ/

proper noun

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.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

velcro1

nounvelcro (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Velcro.

    He could have set his sights on velcro or toilet paper.

    2007 October 19, Rivka Weinberg, “Identifying and Dissolving the Non-Identity Problem”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 137, number 1, →DOI
verbvelcro (third-person singular simple present velcros, present participle velcroing, simple past and past participle velcroed)

present singular third person velcros · participle present velcroing · participle past velcroed · past velcroed

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Velcro.

Velcro2

proper noun
  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.

    Synonyms: hook-and-loop fastener

verbVelcro (third-person singular simple present Velcros, present participle Velcroing, simple past and past participle Velcroed)

present singular third person Velcros · participle present Velcroing · participle past Velcroed · past Velcroed

  1. To fasten with Velcro.

    He was standing on a chair Velcroing red balloons to himself.

    1988, Tom Leopold, Almost Like Being Here, Dutton, →ISBN, page 8
    3 more examples

    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

    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

    Two officers stormed into I-tier, still Velcroing their flak jackets.

    2008, Jodi Picoult, Change of Heart, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 28

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA 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.

Origin

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

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans kleefstrook
  • kleefstrookfastener
Arabic فِيلْكْرُو
  • فِيلْكْرُو (fīlkrū)fastener
Bulgarian Велкро
  • Велкро (Velkro)fastener
Chinese Cantonese 魔術貼 /魔术贴
  • 魔術貼 /魔术贴 (mo¹ seot⁶ tip³)fastener
Chinese Mandarin 魔術貼 /魔术贴
  • 魔術貼 /魔术贴 (móshù tiē)fastener
Czech suchý zip
  • suchý zipfastener
Dutch velcro, klittenband
  • velcrofastener
  • klittenbandfastener
Esperanto lapo, lapfermilo
  • lapofastener
  • lapfermilofastener
Estonian krõps, krõpsud
  • krõpsfastener
  • krõpsudfastener
Finnish tarranauha, kiinnittää tarranauhalla
  • tarranauhafastener
  • kiinnittää tarranauhallato fasten with velcro
French velcro, velcroter
  • velcrofastener
  • velcroterto fasten with velcro
German Klettverschluss, Klettband
  • Klettverschlussfastener
  • Klettbandfastener
Hebrew צַמְדָּן
  • צַמְדָּן (tsamdán)fastener
Hindi वेल्क्रो
  • वेल्क्रो (velkro)fastener
Hungarian tépőzár
  • tépőzárfastener
Icelandic franskur rennilás
  • franskur rennilásfastener
Irish velcro
  • velcrofastener
Italian velcro
  • velcrofastener
Japanese ベルク, 面ファスナー
  • ベルク (beruku)fastener
  • 面ファスナー (men-fasunā)fastener
  • ベルクロ (berukuro)fastener
Korean 벨크로, 찍찍이
  • 벨크로 (belkeuro)fastener
  • 찍찍이 (jjikjjigi)fastener
Lithuanian lipùkas
  • lipùkasfastener
Māori papanga piripiri
  • papanga piripirifastener
Norwegian borrelås
  • borrelåsfastener
Polish rzep, zapinać na rzepy
  • rzepfastener
  • zapinać na rzepyto fasten with velcro
  • zapiąć na rzepyto fasten with velcro
Portuguese velcro
  • velcrofastener
Romanian arici, scai
  • aricifastener
  • scaifastener
Russian липу́чка, липу́чки
  • липу́чка (lipúčka)fastener
  • липу́чки (lipúčki)fastener
  • застёжка-липу́чка (zastjóžka-lipúčka)fastener
Spanish velcro
  • velcrofastener
Swedish kardborreband
  • kardborrebandfastener
Turkish cırt, cırtcırt
  • cırtfastener
  • cırtcırtfastener
  • cırtcırtlamakto fasten with velcro

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Cite this entry
APA

velcro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velcro

MLA

“velcro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velcro. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “velcro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velcro.

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