tape
Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
Example
“Hand me some tape. I need to fix a tear in this paper.”
Other meanings
Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.
“We made some decorative flowers out of the tape we bought.”
Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.
“Jones broke the tape in 47.77 seconds, a new world record.”
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "tæppa".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “tape” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.