tape

[teyp] /teɪp/
noun
1.
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
2.
a long, narrow strip of paper, metal, etc.
3.
a strip of cloth, paper, or plastic with an adhesive surface, used for sealing, binding, or attaching items together; adhesive tape or masking tape.
4.
tape measure.
5.
a string stretched across the finishing line in a race and broken by the winning contestant on crossing the line.
6.
ticker tape.
7.
magnetic tape.
8.
a magnetic tape carrying prerecorded sound:
a tape of a rock concert.
verb (used with object), taped, taping.
9.
to furnish with a tape or tapes.
10.
to tie up, bind, or attach with tape.
11.
to measure with or as if with a tape measure.
12.
to record or prerecord on magnetic tape.
verb (used without object), taped, taping.
13.
to record something on magnetic tape.
Origin
before 1000; Middle English; unexplained variant of tappe, Old English tæppe strip (of cloth), literally, part torn off; akin to Middle Low German teppen to tear, pluck
Related forms
tapeless, adjective
tapelike, adjective
pretape, verb (used with object), pretaped, pretaping.
retape, verb (used with object), retaped, retaping.
untaped, adjective
Examples from the web for taped
  • For one thing, he rarely cracks jokes in his taped lectures, because such quips seem strange in the vacuum of the studio.
  • Have your lecture video taped and then view it with a trusted colleague or two who excel at teaching.
  • The retreats spent two or three hours generating lists of goals or issues on big sheets of paper masking-taped to the walls.
  • If the conversation is being taped, speak slowly and repeat essential points.
  • The questions were all asked uniformly and the conversation was taped.
  • If you do, be prepared to be taped or to have your words twisted in any future attempt you would make to resolve the matter.
  • We taped bubble wrap around the back half of their hives, hoping that it would help cut the wind and provide a little insulation.
  • We immediately taped up the box and then put some bricks on it.
  • There will be more taped pieces and personal pieces.
  • The last box is packed and taped shut, the moving truck will be here first thing in the morning.
British Dictionary definitions for taped

tape

/teɪp/
noun
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.
a string stretched across the track at the end of a race course
4.
(military, slang, mainly Brit) another word for stripe1 (sense 3)
5.
See magnetic tape, ticker tape, paper tape, tape recording
verb (mainly transitive)
6.
(also intransitive) 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) (Brit, informal) to take stock of (a person or situation); sum up: he's got the job taped
Derived Forms
tapelike, adjective
taper, noun
Word Origin
Old English tæppe; related to Old Frisian tapia to pull, Middle Dutch tapen to tear
Word Origin and History for taped

tape

n.

Old English tæppe "narrow strip of cloth used for tying, measuring, etc.," of uncertain origin, perhaps a back-formation from Latin tapete "carpet." The original short vowel became long in Middle English.

Tape recorder "device for recording sound on magnetic tape" first attested 1932; from earlier meaning "device for recording data on ticker tape" (1892), from tape in the sense of "paper strip of a printer" (1884). Tape-measure is attested from 1873; tape-delay is from 1968.

v.

c.1600, from tape (n.); meaning "to make a tape recording" is from 1950. Related: Taped; taping.

Slang definitions & phrases for taped

taped

adverb

For certain; under control; in the bag, racked: By the third round he had the fight taped

Related Terms

have something cinched

[1933+; the dated instance is taped out in the same sense]


tape

Related Terms

red tape


Idioms and Phrases with taped

tape

see: red tape