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
tapeless,adjectivetapelike,adjectivepre·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
tapas, Tapazole, tap bell, tap bolt, tap dance, tape, tape deck, tape drive, tape echo, tape editing, tape grass