Sellotape vs. Tape
Difference Between Sellotape and Tape
Sellotapenoun
(British) Adhesive tape.
Tapenoun
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.Sellotapeverb
To seal with adhesive tape.
Tapenoun
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.Sellotapenoun
transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch Tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending
Tapenoun
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.Sellotapeverb
fasten or attach with sellotape;
The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest's doorTapenoun
Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.
Did you get that on tape?Tapenoun
Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it.
Tapenoun
(informal) An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a particular stimulus.
Old couples will sometimes play tapes at each other during a fight.Tapenoun
The series of prices at which a financial instrument trades.
Don’t fight the tape.Tapenoun
(ice hockey) The wrapping of the primary puck-handling surface of a hockey stick
His pass was right on the tape.Tapeverb
To bind with adhesive tape.
Be sure to tape your parcel securely before posting it.Tapeverb
To record, particularly onto magnetic tape.
You shouldn’t have said that. The microphone was on and we were taping.Tapeverb
To understand, figure out.
I've finally got this thing taped.Tapenoun
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening;
he used a piece of tape for a belthe wrapped a tape around the packageTapenoun
a recording made on magnetic tape;
the several recordings were combined on a master tapeTapenoun
the finishing line for a foot race;
he broke the tape in record timeTapenoun
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 measureTapenoun
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 interviewTapeverb
fasten or attach with tape;
tape the shipping label to the boxTapeverb
record on videotape
Tapeverb
register electronically;
They recorded her singing
