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# tape

«tape» in Mova's school dictionary: **a thin sticky strip used to stick things together: sticky…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun, verb (tape, tapes, taped, taping)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Tape is a thin sticky strip used to stick things together: sticky tape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/#m1)

2) A tape measure is a long strip with marks used to measure length. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/#m2)

3) Tape is a thin strip of cloth or plastic: red tape, finishing tape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/#m3)

4) To tape is to stick with tape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/#m4)

5) In the past, a tape was a cassette for recording sound or video; to tape is to record. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Maths: a length of tape used or cut; a tape measure for lengths: length used per item is a rate (items × length); length per roll and pieces cut lead to dividing. Everyday: masking tape, duct tape, sticky tape, «red tape» (too many rules). Sport: the runner breaks the tape at the finish line.

### examples

- She used 30 cm of tape for each box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/#x1)
- A roll has 20 meters of tape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/#x2)
- He taped 4 posters to the wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/#x3)
- Measure the table with a tape measure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/#x4)
- Wrap the present and close it with tape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/#x5)
- The winner ran through the tape at the finish line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/#x6)
- Police tape kept people away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/#x7)
- Dad taped the game to watch later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/#x8)
- Soon after this it chanced that the poor widow sent her children to the town to purchase cotton, needles, ribbon, and tape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/#x9)

### note

Uncountable for the sticky material (some tape, a roll of tape); countable for cassettes. Length used per item is a rate (items × length); length per roll and pieces cut lead to dividing. Trap: change meters to centimeters first (1 m = 100 cm).

### In the corpora

- [Scene: in Dublin, Nan sees a man with a tape measure outside the Kellys' house.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/4/)
- [Live shows often have small disasters, so teams keep safety pins, tape and spare costumes ready.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/28-the-school-play-auditions-lines-stage-fright/9/)
- [Hug a tree with your arms and a tape measure and you can even guess its age.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/339-park-trees-telling-oaks-maples-chestnuts-birches-limes-and-willows-apart/4/)
- [He gives it to his dad at once, and they tape the toy's battery cover shut.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/241-safe-toys/7/)
- [Evidence like a named ball, a taped remote or a stain usually stays behind after an accident.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/428-the-broken-window-and-other-hidden-accidents/27/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «tape» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tape/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.