Thesaurus: tape

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1. n. A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape.
2. n. A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve as a tapeline; as, a steel tape.
3. n. a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
4. n. a recording made on magnetic tape
5. n. the finishing line for a foot race
6. n. measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
7. n. 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
8. v. fasten or attach with tape
9. v. record on videotape
10. v. register electronically
11. 1. A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape. 2. A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve as a tapeline; as, a steel tape. Red tape. See under Red. -- Tape grass (Bot.), a plant (Vallisneria spiralis) with long ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish water; -- called also fresh-water eelgrass, and, in Maryland, wild celery. -- Tape needle. See Bodkin, n., 4.
12. v:15/n:85 n. a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening n. a recording made on magnetic tape n. the finishing line for a foot race n. measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths