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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
/ ³Ł±šÉŖ±č /
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
slangĢżmilitary another word for stripe 1
verb
Also: tape-record.Ģż(also intr) to record (speech, music, etc)
to furnish with tapes
to bind, measure, secure, or wrap with tape
informalĢż(usually passive) to take stock of (a person or situation); sum up
he's got the job taped
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- tapeless adjective
- tapelike adjective
- pretape verb (used with object)
- retape verb (used with object)
- untaped adjective
- Ė³Ł²¹±č±š°ł noun
- Ė³Ł²¹±č±šĖ±ō¾±°ģ±š adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of tape1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of tape1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
They had come down to give their demo tapes to Nick, hoping he would pass them on to the Roses.
Deep in the bowels of Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, a note is taped to the door of Shakira's production office.
This is the first and last special ever taped by the budding comedian, who died in the midst of his headlining āButterfly Effectā tour at age 28, following a history of congestive heart failure.
He managed to avoid a sentence that would have forced him to leave āGeneral Hospitalā by serving his time on nights and weekends to remain available for daytime taping.
After the recording, a different member of the audience posted on X: "I didn't have David Walliams doing a Nazi salute at the Would I Lie To You? Christmas taping on my 2025 bingo card."
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