Tape
noun
A thin, narrow strip of material, such as plastic or paper, that is sticky on one side.
I used some tape to fix the cracked window.
Often appears as...
- sellotape
- packaging tape
noun
A slick, thin and flexible strip of plastic coated with magnetic material for recording sound, video or data.
The old movie was stored on a VHS tape.
Often appears as...
- vhs tape
- cassette tape
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Technical
noun
A long, thin piece of fabric or paper marking something or used for decoration.
The racing line was marked with a yellow tape.
Often appears as...
- measuring tape
- finishing tape
verb
To record something using a cassette or video tape.
I decided to tape my favorite TV show because I couldn't watch it live.
Often appears as...
- tape a show
- tape a concert
verb
To bind, fasten, or attach with a tape.
She taped the photo to the wall.
Often appears as...
- tape up a box
- tape a photo
noun
A thin, narrow strip of material, such as plastic or paper, that is sticky on one side.
I used some tape to fix the cracked window.
Often appears as...
- sellotape
- packaging tape
noun
A slick, thin and flexible strip of plastic coated with magnetic material for recording sound, video or data.
The old movie was stored on a VHS tape.
Often appears as...
- vhs tape
- cassette tape
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A long, thin piece of fabric or paper marking something or used for decoration.
The racing line was marked with a yellow tape.
Often appears as...
- measuring tape
- finishing tape
verb
To record something using a cassette or video tape.
I decided to tape my favorite TV show because I couldn't watch it live.
Often appears as...
- tape a show
- tape a concert
verb
To bind, fasten, or attach with a tape.
She taped the photo to the wall.
Often appears as...
- tape up a box
- tape a photo
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Pro Tip 1/3Repairing Technique
Used for temporarily fixing broken objects or to hold pieces together while working.
He broke his guitar, but managed to tape it back together.
Pro Tip 2/3Quick Solution
Often used to quickly solve a problem without the need for specialized equipment.
If a book cover rips, just tape it; no need for a new cover.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Attachment
Ideal for attaching items when you plan to remove the tape later without leaving marks.
She taped the poster on the wall since it's easy to take down later.
Pro Tip 1/3Repairing Technique
Used for temporarily fixing broken objects or to hold pieces together while working.
He broke his guitar, but managed to tape it back together.
Pro Tip 2/3Quick Solution
Often used to quickly solve a problem without the need for specialized equipment.
If a book cover rips, just tape it; no need for a new cover.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Attachment
Ideal for attaching items when you plan to remove the tape later without leaving marks.
She taped the poster on the wall since it's easy to take down later.
Pro Tip 1/3Repairing Technique
Used for temporarily fixing broken objects or to hold pieces together while working.
He broke his guitar, but managed to tape it back together.
Pro Tip 2/3Quick Solution
Often used to quickly solve a problem without the need for specialized equipment.
If a book cover rips, just tape it; no need for a new cover.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Attachment
Ideal for attaching items when you plan to remove the tape later without leaving marks.
She taped the poster on the wall since it's easy to take down later.
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Life lessons from a...
you make a flower and I said yeah sure I don't know how but I will and I found that it was like a tennis ball and I covered it in a t-shirt and I put a spring in its mouth and I just did that so I did that you know I I did this and I I started practicing on on a monitor in my room I would just constantly do this with the puppets and learn how they did it I sent in a tape and I got on
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Your elusive creative...
that comes into his head as inspiration often comes, elusive and tantalizing, and he wants it, it's gorgeous, and he longs for it, but he has no way to get it. He doesn't have a piece of paper, or a pencil, or a tape recorder. So he starts to feel all of that old anxiety start to rise in him like, "I'm going to lose this thing, and I'll be be haunted by this song forever.
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Where good ideas come...
and videotaped everyone as they were doing every little bit of their when they were sitting in front of the microscope, when they were talking to colleagues at the watercooler And he recorded all these conversations and tried to figure out where the most important ideas happened. And when we think about the classic image of the scientist in the lab,
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Moral behavior in...
And if you pull on this side of the rope, the rope disappears on the other side. So two elephants need to pick it up at exactly the same time, and pull. Otherwise nothing is going to happen and the rope disappears. The first tape you're going to see is two elephants who are released together arrive at the apparatus.
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Which is stronger: Glue...
glues need enough real estate where surfaces touch. If for some reason you wanted to make a chain of bowling balls, duct tape would be better. Engineers weigh similar, if less absurd, factors all the time. Choosing the right glue to withstand the heat inside an engine is a matter of life and death.
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Listening To Recorded...
we were able to produce some magic of our own a while a dance had been going on I had been recording the music on my tape recorder this of course was the object a great deal of curiosity I always paid the recording back and let the singers listen to themselves on a
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How to build a company...
I realized that we would need radical truthfulness and radical transparency. What I mean by radical truthfulness and radical transparency is people needed to say what they really believed and to see everything. And we literally tape almost all conversations
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How a Woman's Donated...
you just ignore the rest of the data throw away all the videotape just look at the anatomy there's a lot there but when you tie it to the humanity of the videotapes and her life I thought that would be very impactful in the lobby
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How changing your story...
about your life. And that's how we walk around those bars. So I want to go back to the letter from the woman, about the affair. She asked me what she should do. Now, I have this word taped up in my ultracrepidarianism.
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The price of shame PIPE...
For the past eight months, the mysterious content of these tapes has hung like the sword of Damocles over my head. I mean, who can remember what they said a year ago? Scared and mortified, I listen,
Video examples
Life lessons from a...
you make a flower and I said yeah sure I don't know how but I will and I found that it was like a tennis ball and I covered it in a t-shirt and I put a spring in its mouth and I just did that so I did that you know I I did this and I I started practicing on on a monitor in my room I would just constantly do this with the puppets and learn how they did it I sent in a tape and I got on
Video examples
Your elusive creative...
that comes into his head as inspiration often comes, elusive and tantalizing, and he wants it, it's gorgeous, and he longs for it, but he has no way to get it. He doesn't have a piece of paper, or a pencil, or a tape recorder. So he starts to feel all of that old anxiety start to rise in him like, "I'm going to lose this thing, and I'll be be haunted by this song forever.
Video examples
Where good ideas come...
and videotaped everyone as they were doing every little bit of their when they were sitting in front of the microscope, when they were talking to colleagues at the watercooler And he recorded all these conversations and tried to figure out where the most important ideas happened. And when we think about the classic image of the scientist in the lab,
Video examples
Moral behavior in...
And if you pull on this side of the rope, the rope disappears on the other side. So two elephants need to pick it up at exactly the same time, and pull. Otherwise nothing is going to happen and the rope disappears. The first tape you're going to see is two elephants who are released together arrive at the apparatus.
Video examples
Which is stronger: Glue...
glues need enough real estate where surfaces touch. If for some reason you wanted to make a chain of bowling balls, duct tape would be better. Engineers weigh similar, if less absurd, factors all the time. Choosing the right glue to withstand the heat inside an engine is a matter of life and death.
Video examples
Listening To Recorded...
we were able to produce some magic of our own a while a dance had been going on I had been recording the music on my tape recorder this of course was the object a great deal of curiosity I always paid the recording back and let the singers listen to themselves on a
Video examples
How to build a company...
I realized that we would need radical truthfulness and radical transparency. What I mean by radical truthfulness and radical transparency is people needed to say what they really believed and to see everything. And we literally tape almost all conversations
Video examples
How a Woman's Donated...
you just ignore the rest of the data throw away all the videotape just look at the anatomy there's a lot there but when you tie it to the humanity of the videotapes and her life I thought that would be very impactful in the lobby
Video examples
How changing your story...
about your life. And that's how we walk around those bars. So I want to go back to the letter from the woman, about the affair. She asked me what she should do. Now, I have this word taped up in my ultracrepidarianism.
Video examples
The price of shame PIPE...
For the past eight months, the mysterious content of these tapes has hung like the sword of Damocles over my head. I mean, who can remember what they said a year ago? Scared and mortified, I listen,
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David Linley
British Royalty
I remember my father making many things. Once we made a shed, and a man in the village came along to help. After a couple of glasses of beer, he said, 'Give me a tape measure and I'll make it by eye,' and the result was so beautiful.
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Michael Connelly
American Author
I used to tape over the top corner of my computer screen so I couldn't see what time it was. I like the idea that I'm just with the words and not knowing what's going on with the world, when it's lunch or dinner.
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Eva Marie
American Actress
Going into an audition or putting yourself on tape, it's not the easiest thing to do especially because an audition is usually a camera and one person and then you have to bring to life this character.
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Jane Seymour
English Actress
Music has brought me some of the highest moments of my life. I don't even hear the music. I don't even hear the notes. I'm not aware that someone has turned on a tape machine - I'm in another world.
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Josh Hamilton
American Actor
The history of horror movies goes back a long way... of people trying to convincingly be terrified when looking at a piece of tape on the side of the camera box. I have a whole new respect for it.
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Bobby Roode
Canadian Wrestler
I study a lot of tapes. I have a passion for the business, and I've always wanted to be the best ever since I got in the business. I have a love for this sport and just want to be the best in it.
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George Takei
American Actor
Radio dramas have disappeared. What we do have now is books on tape, which I find wonderful. I've done some of those. Otherwise, radio acting is now gone.
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Noah Baumbach
American Writer
I think if we taped a lot of families that claim to be relatively normal, you'd be surprised when you hear some of the things said.
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Chris Mullin
American Athlete
Sometimes a player can look like a million bucks on tape, but in real life, the kid can't play a lick.
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Tara Strong
Canadian Actress
Start as early as you can. Make tapes of your characters.
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David Linley
British Royalty
I remember my father making many things. Once we made a shed, and a man in the village came along to help. After a couple of glasses of beer, he said, 'Give me a tape measure and I'll make it by eye,' and the result was so beautiful.
Quote examples
Michael Connelly
American Author
I used to tape over the top corner of my computer screen so I couldn't see what time it was. I like the idea that I'm just with the words and not knowing what's going on with the world, when it's lunch or dinner.
Quote examples
Eva Marie
American Actress
Going into an audition or putting yourself on tape, it's not the easiest thing to do especially because an audition is usually a camera and one person and then you have to bring to life this character.
Quote examples
Jane Seymour
English Actress
Music has brought me some of the highest moments of my life. I don't even hear the music. I don't even hear the notes. I'm not aware that someone has turned on a tape machine - I'm in another world.
Quote examples
Josh Hamilton
American Actor
The history of horror movies goes back a long way... of people trying to convincingly be terrified when looking at a piece of tape on the side of the camera box. I have a whole new respect for it.
Quote examples
Bobby Roode
Canadian Wrestler
I study a lot of tapes. I have a passion for the business, and I've always wanted to be the best ever since I got in the business. I have a love for this sport and just want to be the best in it.
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George Takei
American Actor
Radio dramas have disappeared. What we do have now is books on tape, which I find wonderful. I've done some of those. Otherwise, radio acting is now gone.
Quote examples
Noah Baumbach
American Writer
I think if we taped a lot of families that claim to be relatively normal, you'd be surprised when you hear some of the things said.
Quote examples
Chris Mullin
American Athlete
Sometimes a player can look like a million bucks on tape, but in real life, the kid can't play a lick.
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Tara Strong
Canadian Actress
Start as early as you can. Make tapes of your characters.
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