adhesive tape

noun

|Updated on: 27 Apr 2018

Definition of adhesive tape

: tape coated on one side with an adhesive mixture; especially : one used for covering wounds

Recent Examples of adhesive tape from the Web

The players previously said Bancroft used a piece of yellow adhesive tape covered with dirt to rub on the ball.

— gerald imray, Fox News, "Ball tampering plot: Smith, Warner banned for 12 months," 28 Mar. 2018
That’s the prescription from La Jolla’s DermTech, which offers skin tests for melanoma using a special adhesive tape.

— bradley j. fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Battling skin cancer with a piece of tape instead of a scapel," 14 Mar. 2018
Bears rookie quarterback Mitch Trubisky will be used mostly to use his height to get the adhesive tape off the top shelf.

— bernie lincicome, chicagotribune.com, "Some NFL predictions sure to come true — or not," 1 Sep. 2017

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