tape: meaning and definitions

EnglishType a word

What is tape?

What is tape?

  • A narrow strip of strong woven fabric, as that used in sewing or bookbinding.
  • A continuous narrow, flexible strip of cloth, metal, paper, or plastic, such as adhesive tape, magnetic tape, or ticker tape.
  • A string stretched across the finish line of a racetrack to be broken by the winner.
  • A length, reel, or cassette of magnetic tape.
  • A recording made on magnetic tape.
  • A tape measure.
  • To fasten, secure, strengthen, or wrap with a tape.
  • To bind together (the sections of a book) by applying strips of tape to.
  • To measure with a tape measure.
  • To record (sounds or pictures) on magnetic tape.
  • To make a recording on magnetic tape.

Search words

Upgrade your experience