Tape I Teɪp Narrow Strip Material Recorded Police

• a blank tape (= a tape that has nothing recorded on it)
• i lent her my bob marley tapes.
• police seized various books and tapes.
• adhesive/sticky tape

tape

1. a long narrow strip of magnetic material that is used for recording sounds, pictures or information
• see also magnetic tape
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/magnetic-tape
2. a cassette that contains sounds, or sounds and pictures, that have been recorded
• a blank tape (= a tape that has nothing recorded on it)
• I lent her my Bob Marley tapes.
• Police seized various books and tapes.
3. a long narrow strip of material with a sticky substance on one side that is used for sticking things together
• see also insulating tape
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/insulating-tape
• adhesive/sticky tape
4. a narrow strip of material that is used for tying things together or as a label
• see also red tape
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/red-tape
• The papers were in a pile, tied together with a tape.
5. a long narrow strip of material that is stretched across the place where a race will finish
• the finishing tape
• = tape measure
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/tape-measure

Extra Examples

• Fit the carpet using double-sided tape.
• I got the whole concert on tape.
• I made another tape to play in the car.
• I sealed up the package with strong adhesive tape.
• Most companies already create tape backups and archives.
• Police are examining the incident, which was captured on tape.
• Someone had deliberately erased the tapes.
• The court heard that Ellis sold pirated tapes of Hollywood blockbusters.
• The data is stored on the magnetic tape.
• The panel released audio tapes of the attack.
• The singer was miming to a pre-recorded tape.
• The tape contained damning evidence.
• Use a steel tape measure to measure the dimensions of the room.
• What does this tape have on it?
• a compilation tape featuring new Irish bands
• a reel-to-reel tape player
• an adhesive tape dispenser
• bootleg tapes of Hollywood blockbusters
• her look of triumph as she broke the finishing tape
• tape loops of the same spoken phrase

Word Origin

• Old English tæppa, tæppe; perhaps related to Middle Low German teppen ‘pluck, tear’.