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Uncommontapes
The correct spelling is tapes.
How to pronounce tapes
noun
Say it like: Tap-es
The correct spelling is tapes. Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape. For example: "Hand me some tape. I need to fix a tear in this paper."
Usage Examples
“Hand me some tape. I need to fix a tear in this paper.”
“After the party there was tape all over the place.”
“Jones broke the tape in 47.77 seconds, a new world record.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
- 2.Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.
- 3.Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.
- 4.Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.
- 5.(by extension) Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it.
verb
- 1.To bind with adhesive tape.
- 2.To record, particularly onto magnetic tape.
- 3.(passive) To understand, figure out.
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