1a narrow strip of material, typically used to hold or fasten something:a reel of tape [count noun]:a dirty apron fastened with thin tapes
(also adhesive tape or Britishsticky tape) a strip of paper or plastic coated with adhesive and sold in a roll, used to stick things together:secure the bandage with tapedouble-sided sticky tape
[count noun] a strip of material stretched across the finishing line of a race, to be broken or dislodged by the winner.
a strip of material used to mark off an area or form a notional barrier.
[count noun] a tape measure.
2 [often with modifier] long, narrow flexible material with magnetic properties, used for recording sound, pictures, or computer data:they put four songs on tape
[count noun] a cassette or reel containing magnetic tape for recording:he inserted a tape in the recorder
[count noun] a recording on a cassette or reel:a tape of a radio talk
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1record (sound or pictures) on audio or video tape:it is not known who taped the conversation
2fasten or attach (something) with adhesive tape:a note taped to the fridge
(tape something off) seal or mark off an area or thing with tape:they taped off an area round the scene of the explosion
breast the tape
British win a race.
have (or get) someone/thing taped
British informal understand a person or thing fully.
