tape

[ teyp ]

/ teɪp /

noun

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.

a strip of cloth, paper, or plastic with an adhesive surface, used for sealing, binding, or attaching items together; adhesive tape or masking tape.

tape measure.

a string stretched across the finishing line in a race and broken by the winning contestant on crossing the line.

ticker tape.

magnetic tape.

a magnetic tape carrying prerecorded sound: a tape of a rock concert.

verb (used with object), taped, tap·ing.

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), taped, tap·ing.

to record something on magnetic tape.

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

Words nearby tape

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

British Dictionary definitions for retape

tape

/ (teɪp) /

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

military slang, mainly British another word for stripe 1 (def. 3)

See magnetic tape, ticker tape, paper tape, tape recording

verb (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) British informal to take stock of (a person or situation); sum up he's got the job taped

Derived forms of tape

tapelike, adjective taper, noun

Word Origin for tape

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

Idioms and Phrases with retape

tape

see red tape.

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tape

noun

verb (used with object), taped, tap·ing.

verb (used without object), taped, tap·ing.

Origin of tape

OTHER WORDS FROM tape

Words nearby tape

British Dictionary definitions for retape

noun

verb (mainly tr)

Derived forms of tape

Word Origin for tape

Idioms and Phrases with retape

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

tape

noun

verb (used with object), taped, tap·ing.

verb (used without object), taped, tap·ing.

Origin of tape

OTHER WORDS FROM tape

Words nearby tape

Words related to retape

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noun

verb (mainly tr)

Derived forms of tape

Word Origin for tape

Idioms and Phrases with retape

British Dictionary definitions for retape