tape
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
he used a piece of tape for a belt
Types & categories
- strip hypernym
- adhesive tape hyponym
- inkle hyponym
- webbing hyponym
Related & opposite
- tape derivation
Sense 2 verb
fasten or attach with tape
tape the shipping label to the box
Types & categories
- attach hypernym
- scotch tape hyponym
Related & opposite
- tape derivation
Sense 3 noun
a recording made on magnetic tape
the several recordings were combined on a master tape
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- record derivation
- tape record derivation
- videotape derivation
Sense 4 verb
record on videotape
Types & categories
- record hypernym
Related & opposite
- magnetic tape derivation
- tape recording derivation
- videotape derivation
- videotape derivation
- film domain topic
Sense 5 noun
the finishing line for a foot race
he broke the tape in record time
Types & categories
- finishing line hypernym
Sense 6 verb
register electronically
They recorded her singing
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- delete antonym
- recording derivation
- magnetic tape derivation
- disc derivation
- recorder derivation
- tape recording derivation
Sense 7 noun
measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
the carpenter should have used his tape measure
Types & categories
- measuring instrument hypernym
Sense 8 noun
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
he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview
Types & categories
- memory device hypernym
- audiotape hyponym
- cassette tape hyponym
- magnetic stripe hyponym
- videotape hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tape |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | strip |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adhesive tape |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inkle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | webbing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tape |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | scotch tape |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | record |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tape record |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | videotape |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | recording |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | audiotape |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | videotape |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | magnetic tape |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tape recording |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | videotape |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | videotape |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | film |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | record |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | finishing line |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | delete |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | recording |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | magnetic tape |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | disc |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | recorder |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tape recording |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | record |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | write |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | tape record |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | prerecord |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | measuring instrument |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | record |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | videotape |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | memory device |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | audiotape |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | cassette tape |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | magnetic stripe |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | videotape |