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tape
(tāp)n.
1.
a. A continuous narrow, flexible strip of cloth, metal, paper, or plastic, such as adhesive tape, magnetic tape, or ticker tape.
b. A narrow strip of strong woven fabric, as that used in sewing or bookbinding.
c. A string stretched across the finish line of a racetrack to be broken by the winner.
2.
a. A length, reel, or cassette of magnetic tape.
b. A recording made on magnetic tape.
3. A tape measure.
v. taped, tap·ing, tapes
v.tr.
1. To fasten, secure, strengthen, or wrap with a tape: taped the box so that it wouldn't fall apart.
2. To record (sounds or pictures) on magnetic tape or other electronic storage medium: The reporter taped the interview.
3. To measure with a tape measure.
v.intr.
To make a recording on magnetic tape or other electronic storage medium.
[Middle English, strip of cloth, from Old English *tæppe or *tæppa (attested only in the plural tæppan).]
tape′a·ble adj.
tape′less adj.
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tape
(teɪp)n
1. a long thin strip, made of cotton, linen, etc, used for binding, fastening, etc
2. any long narrow strip of cellulose, paper, metal, etc, having similar uses
3. (Athletics (Track & Field)) a string stretched across the track at the end of a race course
4. (Military) military slang chiefly Brit another word for stripe13
vb (mainly tr)
6. (also intr) Also: tape-record to record (speech, music, etc)
7. to furnish with tapes
8. to bind, measure, secure, or wrap with tape
9. (usually passive) informal Brit to take stock of (a person or situation); sum up: he's got the job taped.
[Old English tæppe; related to Old Frisian tapia to pull, Middle Dutch tapen to tear]
ˈtapeˌlike adj
ˈtaper n
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tape
(teɪp)n., v. taped, tap•ing,
adj. n.
1. a long, narrow strip of fabric, as for tying garments or binding seams or edges.
2. a long, narrow strip of paper, metal, etc.
3. a strip of material with an adhesive surface, used for sealing, binding, etc.; adhesive tape or masking tape.
4. a magnetic tape, esp. an audiotape or a videotape.
5. a string stretched across the finish line of a race and broken by the winner on crossing the line.
v.t. 7. to tie up, bind, or attach with tape.
8. to record on magnetic tape.
9. to measure with or as if with a tape measure.
10. to furnish with a tape or tapes.
v.i. 11. to record something on magnetic tape.
adj. 12. of, for, or recorded on magnetic tape.
[before 1000; Middle English; unexplained alter. of tappe, Old English tæppe strip (of cloth), literally, part torn off; akin to Middle Low German teppen to tear]
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band
– tape1. 'band'
A band is a narrow strip of material such as cloth or metal which is joined at the ends so that it can be fitted tightly round something.
...a panama hat with a red band.
A man with a black band around his arm stood alone.
Her hair was in a pony tail secured with a rubber band.
2. 'tape'
You do not refer to the magnetic strips on which sounds are recorded as 'bands'. You call them tapes.
Do you want to put on a tape?
His manager persuaded him to make a tape of the song.
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tape
Past participle: taped
Gerund: taping
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| Noun | 1. |  tape - a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package"adhesive tape - tape coated with adhesive inkle - a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration webbing - a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts |
| 2. |  tape - a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape"audiotape - a tape recording of sound recording - a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded videotape - a video recording made on magnetic tape | |
| 3. | tape - the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time" finish line, finishing line - a line indicating the location of the finish of a race | |
| 4. |  tape - measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths; "the carpenter should have used his tape measure"measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something | |
| 5. |  tape - memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview"audiotape - magnetic tape for use in recording sound cassette tape - a cassette that contains magnetic tape magnetic stripe - a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc. memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrieval videotape - a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound | |
| Verb | 1. | tape - fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box" attach - cause to be attached scotch tape, sellotape - fasten or attach with sellotape; "The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest's door" |
| 2. |  tape - record on videotape motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" | |
| 3. | tape - register electronically; "They recorded her singing" tape record - record with a tape recorder prerecord - record before presentation, as of a broadcast cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" cut - make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again" |
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tape
noun
2. sticky tape, Sellotape (trademark), masking tape, adhesive tape His steel spectacles had been repaired with tape.
3. recording, cassette, tape recording She still listens to the tapes I made her.
verb
1. record, video, tape-record, make a recording of She has just taped an interview.
have something or someone taped understand fully, know all about, know the ins and outs of, have someone's number (informal), have all the details of Dave has life taped.
tape something off cordon off, close (off), shut (off), isolate, segregate, quarantine, seal off, fence off, form a ring round, put a cordon around The whole of the West End was taped off by police.
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Spanish / Español
tape
[teɪp]A. N
B. VT
1. (= record) → grabar (en cinta)
3. (= fasten) to tape sth to sth → pegar algo a algo con cinta adhesiva
4. to have sth/sb taped I've got him taped → ya le tengo calado
I've got it taped → ya le he cogido el tranquillo
we've got it all taped → lo tenemos todo organizado, todo funciona perfectamente
I've got it taped → ya le he cogido el tranquillo
we've got it all taped → lo tenemos todo organizado, todo funciona perfectamente
C. CPD tape deck N → pletina f, unidad f de cinta
tape drive N (Comput) → accionador m de cinta
tape machine N → casete m, magnetofón m
tape measure N → cinta f métrica, metro m
tape recorder N → casete m (Sp), grabadora f (esp LAm); (reel-to-reel) → magnetofón m, magnetófono m
tape recording N → grabación f (en cinta)
tape streamer N (Comput) → dispositivo m de copia de seguridad
tape drive N (Comput) → accionador m de cinta
tape machine N → casete m, magnetofón m
tape measure N → cinta f métrica, metro m
tape recorder N → casete m (Sp), grabadora f (esp LAm); (reel-to-reel) → magnetofón m, magnetófono m
tape recording N → grabación f (en cinta)
tape streamer N (Comput) → dispositivo m de copia de seguridad
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tape
(teip) noun1. (a piece of) a narrow strip or band of cloth used for tying etc. bundles of letters tied with tape.cinta
2. a piece of this or something similar, eg a string, stretched above the finishing line on a race track. The two runners reached the tape together.meta, cinta de llegada
3. a narrow strip of paper, plastic, metal etc used for sticking materials together, recording sounds etc. adhesive tape; insulating tape; I recorded the concert on tape.cinta
4. a tape-measure. cinta métrica
verb1. to fasten or seal with tape. cerrar con una cinta; pegar con cinta adhesiva
2. to record (the sound of something) on tape. He taped the concert.grabar
ˈtape-measure, ˈmeasuring-tape nouns a length of eg plastic, cloth or metal tape, marked with centimetres, metres etc for measuring. cinta métrica
ˈtape-recorder noun a machine which records sounds on magnetic tape and reproduces them when required. magnetófono
ˈtape-record verb grabar con magnetófono
ˈtape-recording nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
tape
→ cinta , grabarMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
tape
n. [audiotape] cinta magnética; [adhesive] esparadrapo;
___ recorder → grabadora.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- Can I have a tape for this video camera, please? → ¿Me da una cinta para esta cámara de video, por favor?
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
tape
n cinta, tela; adhesive — cinta adhesiva, esparadrapo; dental — cinta dental; — measure o measuring — cinta métricaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.