[ US /ˈteɪp/ ]
[ UK /tˈe‍ɪp/ ]
VERB
  1. record on videotape
  2. register electronically
    They recorded her singing
  3. fasten or attach with tape
    tape the shipping label to the box
NOUN
  1. a recording made on magnetic tape
    the several recordings were combined on a master tape
  2. measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
    the carpenter should have used his tape measure
  3. 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
    he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview
  4. the finishing line for a foot race
    he broke the tape in record time
  5. a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
    he wrapped a tape around the package
    he used a piece of tape for a belt
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How To Use tape In A Sentence

  • With a few turns of tape, I fastened the plastic cup to the end of the pole.
  • A steady stream of self-released mix tapes and videos - all adhering to the group's cartoonishly horrifying aesthetic, all a bit more deranged than the rest - increased the buzz and kept the conversation going. In concert: OFWGKTA at U Street Music Hall
  • The six tapestries she planted come alive with interwoven threads of color and texture from golden boxleaf honeysuckle, lavender, hebe, leatherleaf sedge, and Bowles' golden sedge bordered by dwarf boxwood.
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  • The cue maker then carefully chooses and seasons the wood, before tapering and sanding it down on a lathe.
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  • I record my favourite songs onto blank tapes to play in the car and I normally do them by mood or genre.
  • What wouldn't burn still remained: bare walls muffled with incongruous tapestries, flooring tamped over with carpets.
  • In principle, file-sharing is hardly different from tape-to-tape recordings that we all made when we were kids.
  • The micropipette was pulled manually to a gradual taper to ease insertion into the tissue.
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