1. (noun)tape a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package"
2. (noun)tape, tape recording, taping a recording made on magnetic tape "the several recordings were combined on a master tape"
3. (noun)tape the finishing line for a foot race "he broke the tape in record time"
4. (noun)tape, tapeline, tape measure measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths "the carpenter should have used his tape measure"
5. (noun)magnetic tape, mag tape, tape memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview"
6. (verb)tape fasten or attach with tape "tape the shipping label to the box"
7. (verb)videotape, tape record on videotape
8. (verb)record, tape register electronically "They recorded her singing"
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