HyperDic: tape

English > 8 senses of the word tape:
NOUNartifacttapea long thin piece ... / piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
artifacttape, tape recording, tapinga recording made on magnetic tape
locationtapethe finishing line for a foot race
artifacttape, tapeline, tape measuremeasuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
artifacttape, magnetic tape, mag tapememory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide
VERBcontacttapefasten or attach with tape
communicationtape, videotaperecord on videotape
communicationtape, recordregister electronically
tape > pronunciation
Soundstey'p
Rhymesagape ... videotape: 19 rhymes with eyp...
English > tape: 8 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA long thin piece ... / piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening.
Examples
  • "he used a piece of tape for a belt"
  • "he wrapped a tape around the package"
Narroweradhesive tapetape coated with adhesive
inkleA linen tape used for trimming as a decoration
webbingA narrow closely woven tape
Broaderstrip, slipartifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
Spanishcinta
Catalancinta
Verbstapefasten or attach with tape
English > tape: 8 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA recording made on magnetic tape.
Example"the several recordings were combined on a master tape"
Synonymstape recording, taping
NarroweraudiotapeA tape recording of sound
videotapeA video recording made on magnetic tape
BroaderrecordingA storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded
Spanishcassete, cinta, gravación en cinta
Catalancasset, cinta, gravació en cinta
Verbstaperegister electronically
taperecord on videotape
English > tape: 8 senses > noun 3, location
MeaningThe finishing line for a foot race.
Example"he broke the tape in record time"
Broaderfinishing line, finish lineA line indicating the location of the finish of a race
Spanishcinta
English > tape: 8 senses > noun 4, artifact
Meaningmeasuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths.
Example"the carpenter should have used his tape measure"
Synonymstapeline, tape measure
Broadermeasuring instrument, measuring system, measuring deviceinstrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
Spanishcinta métrica, metro, tapeline
Catalancinta mètrica, metre, tapeline
English > tape: 8 senses > noun 5, artifact
Meaningmemory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information.
Example"he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview"
Synonymsmagnetic tape, mag tape
Narroweraudiotapemagnetic tape for use in recording sound
cassette tapeA cassette that contains magnetic tape
magnetic stripeA short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card
videotapeA relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording / recording visual images and associated sound
Broadermemory device, storage deviceA device that preserves information for retrieval
Spanishcinta magnética
Catalancinta magnètica
Verbstaperegister electronically
taperecord on videotape
English > tape: 8 senses > verb 1, contact
MeaningFasten or attach with tape.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Example"tape the shipping label to the box"
Narrowerscotch tape, sellotapeFasten or attach with sellotape
BroaderattachCause to be attached
Nounstapea long thin piece ... / piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
English > tape: 8 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaningrecord on videotape.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
ModelSam and Sue tape the movie
Synonymvideotape
Categorymovie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flickA form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
Broaderrecord, enter, put downmake a record of
Spanishgrabar
Catalangravar
Nounstapea recording made on magnetic tape
tapememory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide
English > tape: 8 senses > verb 3, communication
MeaningRegister electronically.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
ModelThey will tape the duet
Synonymrecord
Narrowercutrecord a performance on (a medium)
cutmake a recording of
prerecordrecord before presentation, as of a broadcast
tape recordrecord with a tape recorder
write, saverecord data on a computer
Broaderrecord, enter, put downmake a record of
Oppositeerase, deletewipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
Spanishgrabar, registrar
Catalanenregistrar, gravar, registrar
Nounstape, tapinga recording made on magnetic tape
tapememory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide

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