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Definitions for Tape

[1] a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
[2] a long, narrow strip of paper, metal, etc.
[3] a strip of cloth, paper, or plastic with an adhesive surface, used for sealing, binding, or attaching items together; adhesive tape or masking tape.
[4] tape measure.
[5] a string stretched across the finishing line in a race and broken by the winning contestant on crossing the line.
[6] ticker tape.
[7] magnetic tape.
[8] a magnetic tape carrying prerecorded sound: a tape of a rock concert.
[9] to furnish with a tape or tapes.
[10] to tie up, bind, or attach with tape.
[11] to measure with or as if with a tape measure.
[12] to record or prerecord on magnetic tape.
[13] to record something on magnetic tape.
[14] a long thin strip, made of cotton, linen, etc, used for binding, fastening, etc
[15] any long narrow strip of cellulose, paper, metal, etc, having similar uses
[16] a string stretched across the track at the end of a race course
[17] military slang , mainly British another word for stripe 1 (def. 3)
[18] See magnetic tape, ticker tape, paper tape, tape recording
[19] Also: tape-record (also intr) to record (speech, music, etc)
[20] to furnish with tapes
[21] to bind, measure, secure, or wrap with tape
[22] (usually passive) British informal to take stock of (a person or situation); sum up he's got the job taped

Words related to Tape

rope, line, wrap, fasten, videotape, band, braid, edging, strip, wire, secure, swathe, bind, support, bandage, seal, tie, truss, bond, register

Words nearby Tape

tapadera, tapadero, tapajós, tapas, tapazole, tape, tape deck, tape drive, tape echo, tape editing, tape grass

Origin of Tape

before 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

Other words from Tape

tape·less , adjective
tape·like , adjective
pre·tape , verb (used with object), pre·taped, pre·tap·ing.
re·tape , verb (used with object), re·taped, re·tap·ing.
un·taped , adjective

Word origin for Tape

Old English tæppe; related to Old Frisian tapia to pull, Middle Dutch tapen to tear

Synonyms for Tape

line, rope, band, braid, edging, strip