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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tape /teɪp/USA pronunciation n., v., taped, tap•ing, adj. n. - [countable] a long, narrow strip of fabric for tying garments, joining seams or edges, etc.
- Building material in the form of narrow strips, with a sticky, adhesive surface, used for sealing, etc.:[uncountable]a piece of adhesive tape.
- [uncountable] a long, narrow, magnetized strip of plastic able to record and play back sounds or images:The tape must have broken and ruined the VCR.
- [countable] a length of this tape with recorded sounds or images;
an audiotape, cassette tape, or videotape.
- Sport[countable] a string stretched across the finish line of a race and broken by the winner on crossing the line.
- Buildingtape measure.
v. [~ + object] - to tie up, bind, or attach with tape:to tape the bows to the packages.
- Sound Reproductionto record on specially treated tape:to tape the concert.
adj. - of, for, or recorded on magnetic tape.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tape (tāp),USA pronunciation n., v., taped, tap•ing. n. - a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- a long, narrow strip of paper, metal, etc.
- Buildinga strip of cloth, paper, or plastic with an adhesive surface, used for sealing, binding, or attaching items together;
adhesive tape or masking tape. - BuildingSee tape measure.
- a string stretched across the finishing line in a race and broken by the winning contestant on crossing the line.
- TelecommunicationsSee ticker tape.
- Sound ReproductionSee magnetic tape.
- Sound Reproductiona magnetic tape carrying prerecorded sound:a tape of a rock concert.
v.t. - to furnish with a tape or tapes.
- to tie up, bind, or attach with tape.
- Buildingto measure with or as if with a tape measure.
- Sound Reproductionto record or prerecord on magnetic tape.
v.i. - Sound Reproductionto record something on magnetic tape.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; unexplained variant of tappe, Old English tæppe strip (of cloth), literally, part torn off; akin to Middle Low German teppen to tear, pluck
tape′less, adj. tape′like′, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tape /teɪp/ n - 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
- See magnetic tape, ticker tape, paper tape, tape recording
vb (mainly tr)- Also: tape-record (also intr) to record (speech, music, etc)
- to furnish with tapes
- to bind, measure, secure, or wrap with tape
- (usually passive) Brit informal to take stock of (a person or situation); sum up
Etymology: Old English tæppe; related to Old Frisian tapia to pull, Middle Dutch tapen to tearˈtapeˌlike adj ˈtaper n |