B1nounhomemedia
US/teɪp/
UK/teɪp/
a long thin strip of plastic or paper, often sticky, used to stick things or to record sound
In context
I need some tape to wrap this present.
The police put yellow tape around the crime scene.
He found an old tape of his grandfather singing.
Words that go with tape
noun + preposition
- roll of tapeDo we have a roll of tape in the drawer?
- on tapeThe interview was recorded on tape.
adjective + noun
- sticky tapeFix the poster with a bit of sticky tape.
noun + noun
- masking tapeCover the edges with masking tape before painting.
- duct tapeHe fixed the pipe with duct tape.
- measuring tapeUse a measuring tape to check the length.