Sellotape vs. Tape: What's the Difference?
Sellotape and Tape Definitions
Sellotape
Adhesive tape.
Tape
A continuous narrow, flexible strip of cloth, metal, paper, or plastic, such as adhesive tape, magnetic tape, or ticker tape.
Sellotape
To seal with adhesive tape.
Tape
A narrow strip of strong woven fabric, as that used in sewing or bookbinding.
Sellotape
Transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch Tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending
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Tape
A string stretched across the finish line of a racetrack to be broken by the winner.
Sellotape
Fasten or attach with sellotape;
The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest's door
Tape
A length, reel, or cassette of magnetic tape.
Tape
A recording made on magnetic tape.
Tape
A tape measure.
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Tape
To fasten, secure, strengthen, or wrap with a tape
Taped the box so that it wouldn't fall apart.
Tape
To record (sounds or pictures) on magnetic tape or other electronic storage medium
The reporter taped the interview.
Tape
To measure with a tape measure.
Tape
To make a recording on magnetic tape or other electronic storage medium.
Tape
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.
Tape
Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.
We made some decorative flowers out of the tape we bought.
Tape
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.
Tape
Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.
Did you get that on tape?
Tape
Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it.
Tape
(informal) An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a particular stimulus.
Old couples will sometimes play tapes at each other during a fight.
Tape
The series of prices at which a financial instrument trades.
Don’t fight the tape.
Tape
(ice hockey) The wrapping of the primary puck-handling surface of a hockey stick
His pass was right on the tape.
Tape
A strong flexible band rotating on pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine.
Tape
Liquor, alcoholic drink, especially gin or brandy. Especially in prison slang or among domestic servants and women.
Tape
Clipping of red tape
Tape
To bind with adhesive tape.
Be sure to tape your parcel securely before posting it.
Tape
To record, originally onto magnetic tape.
You shouldn’t have said that. The microphone was on and we were taping.
Tape
To understand, figure out.
I've finally got this thing taped.
Tape
A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape.
Tape
A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve as a tapeline; as, a steel tape.
Tape
To furnish with tape; to fasten, tie, bind, or the like, with tape;
Tape
To record on audio tape or video tape; - either directly, at the scene of the action tape, or indirectly, as from a broadcast of the action.
Tape
A long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening;
He used a piece of tape for a belt
He wrapped a tape around the package
Tape
A recording made on magnetic tape;
The several recordings were combined on a master tape
Tape
The finishing line for a foot race;
He broke the tape in record time
Tape
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
Tape
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
Tape
Fasten or attach with tape;
Tape the shipping label to the box
Tape
Record on videotape
Tape
Register electronically;
They recorded her singing