tape
noun
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Definition of tape
(Entry 1 of 3)
2
: tape recording
3
: a string or ribbon stretched breast-high above the finish line of a race
4
: a narrow woven fabric
tape
verb
taped;
taping
Definition of tape (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: to fasten, tie, bind, cover, or support with tape
2
: to record on tape and especially magnetic tape
tape an interview
: to record something on tape and especially magnetic tape
tape
adjectiveDefinition of tape (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: recorded on tape
tape music
2
: intended for use with recording (such as magnetic) tape
a tape cartridge
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Examples of tape in a Sentence
Noun
His eyeglasses are held together with tape. The show was recorded on tape. I was listening to a tape in the car. She stuck a tape in the VCR.Verb
She taped a note to the refrigerator. I taped the box shut. The show is taped before a live audience.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Investigators said the teen was wrapped in plastic and his mouth and eyes were covered with tape. — BostonGlobe.com, "Michigan priest accused of binding teen with plastic, tape," 22 Aug. 2019 Police had cordoned off an area around the building with tape and several officers were present, but life on the campus appeared to go on without disruption. — Matt Peterson, Dallas News, "'There was no threat': LSU gets back to normal after report of armed intruder," 20 Aug. 2019 All hotel guests had been forewarned there would be a drill, and certain areas were blocked off with yellow police tape. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Training for terror: San Diego police stage active-shooter drill at downtown high-rise," 17 Aug. 2019 Police have blocked off one entrance of the park with yellow crime tape. — Carina Julig, The Denver Post, "Two men stabbed, one fatally in Belmar Park in Lakewood within 7 hours," 15 Aug. 2019 Security cameras are spray-painted black, obscured by umbrellas or covered with tape. — Yanan Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, "Why Hong Kong protests ebb and flow, like water," 5 Aug. 2019 The area was cordoned off with yellow police tape, as skittish passengers kept their distance from the colony. — Neil Vigdor, New York Times, "Swarm of 25,000 Bees Removed From Staten Island Ferry Terminal by Police," 5 Aug. 2019 The edges of the plate are marked with black tape, the exact width of a baseball. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, "Rockies’ Scott Oberg: How the resilient right-hander became a closer," 4 Aug. 2019 Police officers had blocked off the day care center with yellow caution tape. — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, "2-Year-Old Florida Boy Dies After Being Left in a Day Care's Hot Minivan in 92-Degree Weather," 30 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
In May, the network flew three family members from Cecil’s — owner Sheila Leventhal, her daughter Becca Kvasnik and granddaughter Evana — to California to tape the show. — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, "Cecil’s Deli to be featured in first episode of new Food Network show," 16 Aug. 2019 For good measure, extra tardigrades were stuck to tape that that was attached to the library. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "A Crashed Spacecraft Might Have Put Earth’s Most Indestructible Organisms on the Moon," 8 Aug. 2019 Umpires allowed the right-hander to go to the clubhouse so trainers could tape the toe and insert a pad in his shoe to reduce friction, causing a five-minute delay. — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, "Angels survive a couple of scares to Jaime Barria and Luke Bard in loss," 4 Aug. 2019 Other outlets may tape Saturday’s proceedings, which run all day in the capital city of Columbia, but may not broadcast anything until three hours after its afternoon conclusion. — Washington Post, "MSNBC deal with South Carolina Dems rankles media," 19 June 2019 The network flew Sheila, Becca and Evana to California to tape on the show, which Becca said will air this fall. — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, "St. Paul’s Cecil’s Delicatessen marks 70 years of serving up matzo ball soup, pastrami sandwiches and more," 27 June 2019 The skill in the other bouts will vary, but the 20 fighters expected to tape up their hands and slip on gloves aboard the Midway Museum come from a field of about 60 or 70 candidates, Casillas said. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "‘Battle of Badges’ aboard USS Midway Museum raises money for youth boxing program," 14 June 2019 Now tape them into 52 new cards, each one a mosaic of the original cards. — Quanta Magazine, "Networks Untangle Malaria’s Deadly Shuffle," 15 Oct. 2015 The Broad City star will tape The Planet Is Burning in Houston Ilana Glazer is back with another big project post-Broad City. — Marcus Jones, EW.com, "Ilana Glazer is releasing her first stand-up special on Amazon," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tape.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for tape
tape
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tape
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a long, narrow piece of material that is sticky on one side and that is used to stick things together or to cover or repair something
: a thin piece of plastic that is coated with magnetic material on which information (such as sound or television images) may be stored
: something recorded on tape
tape
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of tape (Entry 2 of 2)
: to attach (something) using sticky tape
: to fasten, tie, or cover (something) with tape
: to record (something) on magnetic tape
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tape
noun