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tape

23 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tape (noun)
  2. tape (verb)
  3. adhesive tape (noun)
  4. bias binding (noun)
  5. bias tape (noun)
  6. binding tape (noun)
  7. diameter tape (noun)
  8. duct tape (noun)
  9. electric tape (noun)
  10. fish tape (noun)
  11. friction tape (noun)
  12. ladder tape (noun)
  13. leader tape (noun)
  14. magnetic tape (noun)
  15. masking tape (noun)
  16. name tape (noun)
  17. pleater tape (noun)
  18. prerecorded tape (noun)
  19. punched tape (noun)
  20. red tape (noun)
  21. sealing tape (noun)
  22. tear tape (noun)
  23. ticker tape (noun)

1tape

noun \ˈtāp\

Definition of TAPE

1
: a narrow woven fabric
2
: a string or ribbon stretched breast-high above the finish line of a race
3
: a narrow flexible strip or band: as a : adhesive tape b : magnetic tape ; also : cassette 2b
4
: tape recording
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Examples of TAPE

  1. His eyeglasses are held together with tape.
  2. The show was recorded on tape.
  3. I was listening to a tape in the car.
  4. She stuck a tape in the VCR.

Origin of TAPE

Middle English, from Old English tæppe
First Known Use: before 12th century

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Rhymes with TAPE

ape, cape, chape, crape, crepe, drape, gape, grape, jape, nape, rape, scape, scrape, shape

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