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tape
[ teyp ]
/ teÉȘp /
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noun
verb (used with object), taped, tap·ing.
verb (used without object), taped, tap·ing.
to record something on magnetic tape.
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Origin of tape
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; unexplained variant of tappe, Old English tĂŠppe âstrip (of cloth),â literally, âpart torn offâ; akin to Middle Low German teppen âto tear, pluckâ
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Words nearby tape
TapajĂłs, tapas, tap bell, tap bolt, tap dance, tape, tape deck, tape drive, tape echo, tape editing, tape grass
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British Dictionary definitions for tape
tape
/ (teÉȘp) /
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of tape
tapelike, adjectivetaper, nounWord Origin for tape
Old English tĂŠppe; related to Old Frisian tapia to pull, Middle Dutch tapen to tear
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Other Idioms and Phrases with tape
tape
see red tape.
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