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tape
[ teyp ]
noun
- a strip of cloth, paper, or plastic with an adhesive surface, used for sealing, binding, or attaching items together; adhesive tape or masking tape.
- a long, narrow strip of fabric used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- a long, narrow strip of paper, metal, etc.
- a magnetic tape carrying recorded sound or images:
I made a digital copy of that tape of Grandpa playing the violin.
- a string stretched across the finishing line in a race and broken by the winning contestant on crossing the line.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with a tape or tapes.
- to tie up, bind, or attach with tape.
- to measure with or as if with a tape measure.
- to record or prerecord on magnetic tape.
verb (used without object)
- to record something on magnetic tape.
tape
/ ٱɪ /
noun
- a long thin strip, made of cotton, linen, etc, used for binding, fastening, etc
- any long narrow strip of cellulose, paper, metal, etc, having similar uses
- a string stretched across the track at the end of a race course
- slang.military another word for stripe 1
verb
- Alsotape-record also intr to record (speech, music, etc)
- to furnish with tapes
- to bind, measure, secure, or wrap with tape
- informal.usually passive to take stock of (a person or situation); sum up
he's got the job taped
Derived Forms
- ˈٲ, noun
- ˈٲˌ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٲl adjective
- ٲl adjective
- ·ٲ verb (used with object) pretaped pretaping
- ·ٲ verb (used with object) retaped retaping
- ܲ·ٲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tape1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tape1
Idioms and Phrases
see red tape .Example Sentences
As the world-renowned cellist took to the improvised stage, Ma spun his borrowed instrument around, revealing a strip of blue tape on which the school-issued instrument’s number was written in black marker.
He also said the government had been "undermining competitiveness with higher taxes and new employment red tape".
Impressed by the tone of her spoken voice, the band immediately asked her to replace Godley in committing them to tape.
A yellow and red awning also appeared to have partially collapsed by the van, which was surrounded by yellow police tape.
“It’s micromanagement at its worst, creating more red tape when park staff are already stretched dangerously thin and dealing with peak visitation season,” Brengel said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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