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    [Noun]  | "tape" | \ ˈtāp \


    1: a narrow flexible strip or band: such as

    2: adhesive tape

    3: magnetic tape; also : cassette


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English tæppe;

    [Noun]  | "tape deck" 


    1: a device used to play back and often to record on magnetic tape that usually has to be connected to an audio system


    Origin: 1949 ;

    [Noun]  | "tape grass" 


    1: any of several submerged aquatic monocotyledonous plants (such as genus Vallisneria of the family Hydrocharitaceae) with long ribbonlike leaves —called also eelgrass, wild celery


    Origin: circa 1818 ;

    [Noun]  | "tape measure" 


    1: a narrow strip (as of a limp cloth or steel tape) marked off in units (such as inches or centimeters) for measuring


    Origin: 1845 ;

    [Noun]  | "tape recorder" 


    1: a device for recording on and playing back magnetic tape


    Origin: 1932 ;

    [Noun]  | "tape recording" 


    1: magnetic recording on magnetic tape; also : a recording made by this process


    Origin: 1940 ;

    [Noun]  | "tape player" 


    1: a machine that is used to play sound that has been recorded on magnetic tapes

    [Verb]  | "tape" 


    1: to fasten, tie, bind, cover, or support with tape

    2: to record (something, such as sound or video) on magnetic tape; broadly : record

    3: to record something on magnetic tape; broadly : record


    Origin: 1609 ;

    [Verb]  | "tape-re*cord" | \ ˌtāp-ri-ˈkȯrd \


    1: to make a recording of on magnetic tape


    Origin: 1950 ;

     Back-formation from tape recording;

    [Adjective]  | "tape" 


    1: recorded on tape

    2: intended for use with recording (such as magnetic) tape


    Origin: 1947 ;

    [Verb]  | "tape" 


    1: as in wire, rope;




    [Noun]  | "tape" 


    1: a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV;


      * e.g., " ... the rival campaign leaked a tape of the senator angrily reprimanding a little boy for stepping on his foot "



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    [Noun]  | "tape recording" 


    1: a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV;


      * e.g., " ... the documentary included a tape recording of one of the actor's earliest performances "



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    [Noun]  | "tape recordings" 


    1: a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV;


      * e.g., " ... the documentary included a tape recording of one of the actor's earliest performances "



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     [ "tape" ]

    1: A male's hair line done at the barborshop , used mostly in southern Florida, Broward County.

      * e.g.,  ... -Go get a tape 

     [ "tape" ]

    1:  The things you have under your bed you jack off to and don't want your mom to see, aka your porn tapes.

      * e.g.,  ...  I know where your porno tapes are. 


     [ "tape" ]

    2:  A handy tool which you can do a lot of stuff with, for example, you could tape your girlfriend to the wall, or shut someone's mouth up, y'know, normal things.

      * e.g.,  ...  Shut your fuckin mouth or I'll pull out some tape and do it myself! 

     [ "tape" ]

    1: A reel of flat magnetic media (often in a cassette package). Used for recording audio or video.

      * e.g.,  ... He recorded the birthday party on a miniDV video tape. 

     [ "tape" ]

    1: A sticky strand that u can put on stuff....

      * e.g.,  ... I put the tape on my *&^5! 

     [ "tape" ]

    1: Someone who drinks crunk and breaks there wrists, not cut but break

      * e.g.,  ... what does ben b. equal? a TAPE 

     [ "tape" ]

    1: Code for cigarettes. Usually used by underage kids to talk about smoking without their parents knowledge.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey man, I got some new tapes the otherday. Want to listen to them after school? 

     [ "tape" ]

    1: tape is duality

      * e.g.,  ... my name is tape 

     [ "Tape" ]

    1: Magnetic tape, commonly referred to as just tape, is very thin plastic tape coated across the length of it with a magnetic substance. For example, it could be coated with iron oxide (Fe₂O₃) or chromium dioxide (CrO₂). Both of these formulas were used in the compact cassette, or cassette tape, a format that stored audio signals on this magnetic tape, running past stationary tape heads at a speed of 875 inches per second. Magnetic tape was also used on video recording formats such as VHS, Video2000, and Betamax. It is also used in the high-end recording market, and there it is called reel-to-reel tape. Tape can also be used as a slang term for recording something on tape (For an example, see below)

      * e.g.,  ... I have so many tapes, now I can listen to all kinds of music! 

     [ "taped" ]

    1: To duct tape someone's legs together from behind when they aren't looking so that they fall over.

      * e.g.,  ... "Andy taped Rebecca so badly today! She was rolling around on the ground for like ten minutes. I felt kinda bad." 

     [ "Taped" ]

    1: Paralyzed by bureaucracy or official procedures such that you are unable to hang out with your friends or otherwise have fun.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: It's National Margarita Day! Let's get drunk! 

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