Synonym: bandage, bind, fasten, record, tie, wrap. Similar words: tap, set apart, metaphor, paper, rape, grape, agape, newspaper. Meaning: [teɪp] 
n. 1. a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening 2. a recording made on magnetic tape 3. the finishing line for a foot race 4. measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths 5. 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. v. 1. fasten or attach with tape 2. record on videotape 3. register electronically.
n. 1. a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening 2. a recording made on magnetic tape 3. the finishing line for a foot race 4. measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths 5. 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. v. 1. fasten or attach with tape 2. record on videotape 3. register electronically. 
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181) He found the tape recorder attached to a small alcove carved out from underneath the desk.
182) Problem with tape backup system will necessitate switching two Model 30s between Finance and Computer Room.
183) Don't let your life be a tape recorder of the misery of the past. You can do nothing about the past. RVM 
184) My tape player's knackered.
185) She'd split up with her boyfriend and he was so annoyed he sent a tape he'd made to the press.