Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.

“Hand me some tape. I need to fix a tear in this paper.”

Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.

“After the party there was tape all over the place.”

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.”

To bind with adhesive tape.

“Be sure to tape your parcel securely before posting it.”

To record, particularly onto magnetic tape.

“You shouldn’t have said that. The microphone was on and we were taping.”

(passive) To understand, figure out.

“I've finally got this thing taped.”