tape
[ teyp ]
/ teɪp /
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
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
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British Dictionary definitions for tape
tape
/ (teɪp) /
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of tape
tapelike, adjectivetaper, nounWord Origin for tape
Old English tæppe; related to Old Frisian tapia to pull, Middle Dutch tapen to tear
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Idioms and Phrases with tape
tape
see red tape.
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