tape

A2
Pronunciation
/teɪ̯p/
/teɪ̯p/
Noun
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.

Example Sentences
  • Hand me some tape. I need to fix a tear in this paper.
2 Definition

Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.

Example Sentences
  • After the party there was tape all over the place.
3 Definition

Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.

Example Sentences
  • Jones broke the tape in 47.77 seconds, a new world record.
4 Definition

Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.

Example Sentences
  • Did you get that on tape?
5 Definition

(by extension) Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it.

6 Definition

An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a particular stimulus.

Example Sentences
  • Old couples will sometimes play tapes at each other during a fight.
7 Definition

(from ticker tape) The series of prices at which a financial instrument trades.

Example Sentences
  • Don’t fight the tape.
8 Definition

The wrapping of the primary puck-handling surface of a hockey stick

Example Sentences
  • His pass was right on the tape.
9 Definition

A strong flexible band rotating on pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To bind with adhesive tape.

Example Sentences
  • Be sure to tape your parcel securely before posting it.
2 Definition

To record, particularly onto magnetic tape.

Example Sentences
  • You shouldn’t have said that. The microphone was on and we were taping.
3 Definition

(passive) To understand, figure out.

Example Sentences
  • I've finally got this thing taped.