Noun His eyeglasses are held together with tape. The show was recorded on tape. I was listening to a tape in the car. She stuck a tape in the VCR. Verb She taped a note to the refrigerator. I taped the box shut. The show is taped before a live audience. See More
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Noun
In too many ways that will be replayed on tape in painful film sessions to come, Alabama’s first trip to Texas since last season’s upset loss at A&M was a win but not a triumph. Kevin Scarbinsky | Special To Al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2022 Before long, one of the contractors spotted a suspect on the tape — but not when the detectives expected. Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022 But there were still some throws to be made on that tape. Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2022 Among singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston’s prized possessions is a cassette tape featuring Muzak renditions of songs off of his 1994 major label debut, This Perfect World — which earned a glowing review from this very publication. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2022 Use a laser pointer or a long measuring tape to find your direct line of sight from the best seat in the house. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022 If a master tape can’t be couriered to Sebastopol, MoFi will send engineers with their equipment to capture it. Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Stand upright without a bra on, and using a measuring tape, measure around your back and under your bust, where the band of a bra would usually sit. Charlotte Owen, Vogue, 1 July 2022 In 1993, a study found that college students who listened to Mozart prior to completing a task performed slightly better than those who listened to a meditation tape or nothing at all. Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 28 June 2022
Verb
Make sure to belt or tape refrigerator doors shut before putting them out by the curb. Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2022 While the mold explosion began in our shower, tape sample tests revealed toxic mold throughout the house—all three bathrooms, the kitchen, laundry room, and more. Carol Milberger, Wired, 7 July 2022 He was known to rip up pieces of official paper that he was handed, forcing officials to tape them back together. Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Snap a photo and tape it to the page to mark it complete. Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022 Redick then asked Stiller to describe the audition process, which the actor said has mostly shifted to a remote format because of the pandemic, wherein actors tape themselves or participate in Zoom callbacks. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 2 May 2022 Farmers Fishers Bakers, on the Georgetown waterfront, goes further: Managers there tape the theater calendars to the wall. Gaya Gupta, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2022 The new special will tape in Howery’s hometown of Chicago in the coming weeks. Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 Simply tape it to a toothpick and insert into the cone. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022
Adjective
Artisan guilds and filmmakers balked at the academy’s decision to pre-tape eight award categories, including original score and film editing, to limit the run time to three hours. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022 Ted DiBiase cut an amazing pre-tape promo before this match about the importance of the Million-Dollar Championship. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 May 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English tæppe
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4