(US, Philippines, Singapore, Canada) or translucent pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, used for sealing items together, especially paper.
(US, Philippines, Singapore, Canada) or translucent pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, used for sealing items together, especially paper.
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(British, Australia) adhesive tape.
The standard British and Australian term for what Americans call Scotch tape or clear adhesive tape — the transparent, slightly shiny tape you grab for wrapping presents, fixing torn pages, or attaching notes. It's one of those quintessentially British vocabulary differences that catches Americans off guard: perfectly logical, perfectly descriptive, and utterly normal to anyone who grew up with it. Every British home has a roll of sticky tape rattling around somewhere in a kitchen drawer.
(transitive, British, Irish, Australian, New Zealand) To seal with adhesive tape.
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Adhesive tape.