Dictionary entry details
• TAPE (noun)
Meaning:
A long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context examples:
he used a piece of tape for a belt / he wrapped a tape around the package
Hypernyms ("tape" is a kind of...):
slip; strip (artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tape"):
adhesive tape (tape coated with adhesive)
inkle (a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration)
webbing (a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts)
Meaning:
A recording made on magnetic tape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
tape recording; taping; tape
Context example:
the several recordings were combined on a master tape
Hypernyms ("tape" is a kind of...):
recording (a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tape"):
videotape (a video recording made on magnetic tape)
audiotape (a tape recording of sound)
Meaning:
The finishing line for a foot race
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Context example:
he broke the tape in record time
Hypernyms ("tape" is a kind of...):
finish line; finishing line (a line indicating the location of the finish of a race)
Meaning:
Measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
tapeline; tape measure; tape
Context example:
the carpenter should have used his tape measure
Hypernyms ("tape" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mag tape; magnetic tape; tape
Context example:
he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview
Hypernyms ("tape" is a kind of...):
memory device; storage device (a device that preserves information for retrieval)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tape"):
audiotape (magnetic tape for use in recording sound)
cassette tape (a cassette that contains magnetic tape)
magnetic stripe (a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc.)
videotape (a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound)
• TAPE (verb)
Meaning:
Fasten or attach with tape
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
tape the shipping label to the box
Hypernyms (to "tape" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tape"):
scotch tape; sellotape (fasten or attach with sellotape)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Record on videotape
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
videotape; tape
Hypernyms (to "tape" is one way to...):
enter; put down; record (make a record of; set down in permanent form)
Domain category:
film; flick; motion picture; motion-picture show; movie; moving picture; moving-picture show; pic; picture; picture show (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue tape the movie
Meaning:
Register electronically
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
record; tape
Context example:
They recorded her singing
Hypernyms (to "tape" is one way to...):
enter; put down; record (make a record of; set down in permanent form)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tape"):
write (record data on a computer)
tape record (record with a tape recorder)
prerecord (record before presentation, as of a broadcast)
cut (record a performance on (a medium))
cut (make a recording of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They will tape the duet
