noun
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a strong, narrow, woven strip of cotton, linen, etc. used to bind seams in garments, tie bundles, etc.; a tape.
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a strip of cloth stretched between posts above the finishing line of a race.
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a tape with marks in inches, feet, centimetres, meters, etc. for measuring: a measuring tape.
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a thin plastic ribbon coated with a suspension of ferro-magnetic iron oxide particles, used as a storage medium for magnetic recording; a magnetic tape.
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tape with a sticky substance on one side, variously used, as for holding bandages in place; an adhesive tape.