noun Download 🔗Share Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape. Examples : "Hand me some tape. I need to fix a tear in this paper." material stationery item essential ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll. Examples : "After the party there was tape all over the place." material stationery essential ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race. Examples : "Jones broke the tape in 47.77 seconds, a new world record." sport race achievement essential ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape. Examples : "Did you get that on tape?" media electronics technology essential ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it. Examples : "My son's school project included a tape of his grandfather's speech. " media technology entertainment sound essential ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a particular stimulus. Examples : "Old couples will sometimes play tapes at each other during a fight." mind attitude tendency essential ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (from ticker tape) The series of prices at which a financial instrument trades. Examples : "Don’t fight the tape." business finance economy essential ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A strong flexible band rotating on pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine. Examples : "The printing machine's tape guided the paper smoothly through the rollers. " machine technical industry essential ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To bind with adhesive tape. Examples : "Be sure to tape your parcel securely before posting it." material stationery essential ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To record, particularly onto magnetic tape. Examples : "You shouldn’t have said that. The microphone was on and we were taping." media electronics sound technology essential ielts Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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