tape
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 →
2) A tape measure is a long strip with marks used to measure length. tree →
3) Tape is a thin strip of cloth or plastic: red tape, finishing tape. tree →
4) To tape is to stick with tape. tree →
5) In the past, a tape was a cassette for recording sound or video; to tape is to record. tree →
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 →
- A roll has 20 meters of tape. tree →
- He taped 4 posters to the wall. tree →
- Measure the table with a tape measure. tree →
- Wrap the present and close it with tape. tree →
- The winner ran through the tape at the finish line. tree →
- Police tape kept people away. tree →
- Dad taped the game to watch later. tree →
- Soon after this it chanced that the poor widow sent her children to the town to purchase cotton, needles, ribbon, and tape. tree →
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.
- Live shows often have small disasters, so teams keep safety pins, tape and spare costumes ready.
- Hug a tree with your arms and a tape measure and you can even guess its age.
- He gives it to his dad at once, and they tape the toy's battery cover shut.
- Evidence like a named ball, a taped remote or a stain usually stays behind after an accident.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «tape» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.