tape
verb
taped; taping; tapes
1
: to fasten, tie, bind, cover, or support with tape
2
: to record (something, such as sound or video) on magnetic tape
tape an interview
The show was taped before a live audience.
: to record something on magnetic tape
He was already taping when I walked into the studio.
broadly
: record sense intransitive
Examples of tape in a Sentence
She taped a note to the refrigerator.
I taped the box shut.
The show is taped before a live audience.
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This interview was taped on June 5, 2026.
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CBS News, 7 June 2026
Campbell, who is the older brother of state Attorney General Andrea Campbell, is on trial for a series charges, including rape, kidnapping, and taping women nude and without their consent.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
The duo also hosts the Las Culturistas Culture Awards, with the 2026 edition taped this past weekend to run on Bravo and Peacock June 17.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Liden’s passageways were most likely rented, judging from the contact information for a Berlin scaffolding company taped to the wall inside one of them.
—Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
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CBS News, 7 June 2026
Campbell, who is the older brother of state Attorney General Andrea Campbell, is on trial for a series charges, including rape, kidnapping, and taping women nude and without their consent.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
The duo also hosts the Las Culturistas Culture Awards, with the 2026 edition taped this past weekend to run on Bravo and Peacock June 17.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Liden’s passageways were most likely rented, judging from the contact information for a Berlin scaffolding company taped to the wall inside one of them.
—Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
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“Tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tape. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
tape
1 of 2 noun
1
: a narrow band of woven fabric
2
: a string stretched breast-high above the finishing line of a race
3
: a narrow flexible strip or band
especially
: magnetic tape
4
: a recording made on magnetic tape
tape
2 of 2 verb
taped; taping
1
: to fasten, tie, bind, cover, or support with tape
2
: to measure with a tape measure
3
Medical Definition
tape
1 of 2 noun
: a narrow band of woven fabric
especially
: adhesive tape
tape
2 of 2 transitive verb
taped; taping
: to fasten, tie, bind, cover, or support with tape and especially adhesive tape
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