tape T₁A₁P₃E₁

Noun 4 meanings

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

   “Hand me some tape. I need to fix a tear in this paper.”

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

   “We made some decorative flowers out of the tape we bought.”

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

   “Jones broke the tape in 47.77 seconds, a new world record.”

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

   “Did you get that on tape?”

Verb 3 meanings

1. To bind with adhesive tape.

   “Be sure to tape your parcel securely before posting it.”

2. To record, originally onto magnetic tape.

   “You shouldn’t have said that. The microphone was on and we were taping.”

3. To understand, figure out.

   “I've finally got this thing taped.”

• SHAPE₁₀
• ESCAPE₁₀
• LANDSCAPE₁₄
• CAPE₈
• GRAPE₈
• SCRAPE₁₀
• MIXTAPE₁₈
• VAPE₉
• VIDEOTAPE₁₅
• RESHAPE₁₂
• DRAPE₈
• SCAPE₉

• TAKE₈
• TYPE₉
• CAPE₈
• TALE₄
• TATE₄
• TAME₆
• TAPS₆
• VAPE₉
• NAPE₆
• PAPE₈
• GAPE₇
• TARE₄
• TASE₄
• TOPE₆
• TAPU₆
• TAPA₆
• TANE₄
• JAPE₁₃