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Tape
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- 1 Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape. countable, uncountable
"Hand me some tape. I need to fix a tear in this paper."
- 2 memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information wordnet
- 3 Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll. countable, uncountable
"We made some decorative flowers out of the tape we bought."
- 4 a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening wordnet
- 5 Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race. countable, uncountable
"Jones broke the tape in 47.77 seconds, a new world record."
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- 6 a recording made on magnetic tape wordnet
- 7 Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape. countable, uncountable
"Did you get that on tape?"
- 8 measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths wordnet
- 9 Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it. broadly, countable, informal, uncountable
"“It was one of the most severe beatings they’ve seen on tape,” an FDNY insider said, recalling the reaction by brass who viewed video of the bloody fisticuffs."
- 10 the finishing line for a foot race wordnet
- 11 An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a particular stimulus. countable, informal, uncountable
"Old couples will sometimes play tapes at each other during a fight."
- 12 The series of prices at which a financial instrument trades. countable, uncountable
"Don’t fight the tape."
- 13 The wrapping of the primary puck-handling surface of a hockey stick. countable, uncountable
"His pass was right on the tape."
- 14 A strong flexible band rotating on pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine. countable, historical, uncountable
- 15 Liquor, alcoholic drink, especially gin or brandy. (Especially in prison slang or among domestic servants and women.) UK, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
"white tape, Holland tape, blue tape (gin); red tape (brandy or wine)"
- 16 Clipping of red tape (“time-consuming bureaucratic procedures”). abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
"[When dealing with the] Federal Government, "red tape" is unavoidable. Perseverance, good humor and thoroughness will almost invariably cut through the "tape” or lead to the proper official where courteous and attentive treatment will be received."
- 1 To bind with adhesive tape.
"Be sure to tape your parcel securely before posting it."
- 2 register electronically wordnet
- 3 To record, originally onto magnetic tape.
"You shouldn’t have said that. The microphone was on and we were taping."
- 4 record on videotape wordnet
- 5 To understand, figure out. informal
"I've finally got this thing taped."
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- 6 fasten or attach with tape wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English tape, tappe, from Old English tæppa, tæppe (“ribbon, tape”); further origin unclear. Probably akin to Old Frisian tapia (“to pull, rip, tear”), Middle Low German tappen, tāpen (“to grab, pull, rip, tear, snatch”), Middle High German zāfen, zāven (“to pull, tear”).
From Middle English tape, tappe, from Old English tæppa, tæppe (“ribbon, tape”); further origin unclear. Probably akin to Old Frisian tapia (“to pull, rip, tear”), Middle Low German tappen, tāpen (“to grab, pull, rip, tear, snatch”), Middle High German zāfen, zāven (“to pull, tear”).
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