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How to pronounce tape in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms tape measure, tapeline
Type of measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device


the carpenter should have used his tape measure.
Type Words
Synonyms tape recording, taping
Type of recording
Has types audiotape, videotape


the several recordings were combined on a master tape.
Type Words
Synonyms record
Type of enter, put down, record
Has types cut, write, save, prerecord, tape record
Derivation taping
Type Words
Synonyms videotape
Type of enter, put down, record
Type Words
Synonyms mag tape, magnetic tape
Type of memory device, storage device
Has types videotape, audiotape, cassette tape, magnetic stripe


he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview.
Type Words
Type of slip, strip
Has types inkle, webbing, adhesive tape


he used a piece of tape for a belt.
he wrapped a tape around the package.
Type Words
Type of attach
Has types scotch tape, sellotape


tape the shipping label to the box.
Type Words
Type of finish line, finishing line


he broke the tape in record time.

Examples of tape

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I haven't spent a whole lot of time watching tape from the last couple of years.
From the tennessean.com
Detectives remained at the home, cordoned by a ribbon of yellow tape, for hours.
From the post-gazette.com
In many cases, the data just sits there, unexamined, on spools of magnetic tape.
From the businessweek.com
The prototype was made from duct tape and other materials from a hardware store.
From the businessweek.com
Clip and fill out entry form above and tape it to the back of your baby's photo.
From the abcnews.go.com
It was caught on a voice-mail tape after Brown thought he had hung up the phone.
From the sfgate.com
So get your tape and crafty hands together and get ready to take some hot shots.
From the sacbee.com
The studio floor is strewn with papers, empty boxes and reels of recording tape.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I felt like a marathon runner, breasting that flimsy tape and brushing it aside.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • A long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package"
  • Fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"
  • A recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape"
  • Videotape: record on videotape
  • Record: register electronically; "They recorded her singing"
  • The finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time"
  • Tape is a 2001 drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Stephen Belber, based on his play of the same name. It stars Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and Uma Thurman. The entire film takes place in real-time.
  • Tapai (ta-pie) or tape (ta-peh), sometimes referred to as peuyeum (from Sundanese Language) , is a traditional fermented food found throughout much of East- and Southeast Asia. It is a sweet or sour alcoholic pastenand can be used directly as a food or in traditional recipes. ...
  • Tape is a 1999 play by Stephen Belber. It follows classical unities of action, time and space, featuring three characters in a single plot (narrative) regarding their differing perspectives of past events, in one unbroken period of real-time, in a single motel room set. ...