tape

en-verb

tape (third-person singular simple present tapes, present participle taping, simple past and past participle taped)

tapes (present singular third-person)
taping (participle present)
taped (participle past)
taped (past)

→ Danish: tape

→ Norwegian:

Bokmål: tape, teipe

Nynorsk: tape, teipa

From Middle English tape, tappe, from Old English tæppa, tæppe (“ribbon, tape”). Probably akin to Old Frisian tapia (“to pull, rip, tear”), Middle Low German tappen, tāpen (“to grab, pull, rip, tear, snatch”), Middle High German zāfen, zāven (“to pull, tear”).

cog

Be sure to tape your parcel securely before posting it.


gray tape

en-noun

gray tape (countable and uncountable, plural gray tapes)

/ˈɡɹeɪˌteɪp/

Do you want the green gray tape or the red gray tape?


duck tape

duck tape (countable and uncountable, plural duck tapes)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-duck tape.wav

Originally (from late 19th century) from duck (“a tightly woven fabric”) + tape, due to the make-up of the tape. The adhesive tape now commonly known as "Duck tape" (a trademark in the United States) has its origins in a product first created for the US military during World War II,https://www.duckbrand.com/about and the word "duck" was later associated with the waterproof qualities of this tape, as in the idea of "water off a duck's back".http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/duckvsduct.html
The terms "duck tape" and "duct tape" overlap in modern usage. According to one theory, the modern product was originally called "duck tape". The term "duct tape" was then later applied because of mishearing and/or because the product was used to join together pieces of duct-work. However, this chronology has been questioned due to lack of documented evidence that "duck tape" predates "duct tape" as a name for the modern product.http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/03/14/tale_of_the_tape/ The Duck Brand website itself refers to "Duck Tape® Brand Duct Tape" https://www.duckbrand.com/products/duck-tape, using "Duck tape" as the brand name, and "duct tape" as a generic description of the type of product.

If you can't fix it with duck tape, it's not worth fixing.

(trademark, also used generically) A type of multi-purpose heavy-duty adhesive tape.


duct tape

duct tape (countable and uncountable, plural duct tapes)

Possibly a corruption or eggcorn of duck tape (“thick, canvas-like tape”), resulting from the relative obscurity of the term duck (“a strong, durable, tightly woven fabric; canvas”), reinforced by the use of the tape in joining together heating and air conditioning duct work. See also the etymology at duck tape.

I used duct tape to cover the hole in a leaky pipe.

A generally gray waterproof adhesive tape used for many purposes and easy to cut with the hands.


sellotape

sellotape (countable and uncountable, plural sellotapes)

From genericized trademark Sellotape, from cello(phane) + tape. The spelling with S- was to avoid an existing trademark on the word Cellophane itself.

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Adhesive tape.


Scotch tape

→ Romanian: scoci

→ Russian: скотч (skotč)

Genericized trademark from Scotch Tape. Reportedly a reference to the stereotypical tendency of the Scottish towards thrift, due to cutting of corners with the product initially produced. Compare Dutch oven for similar sense of origin.

(US, Philippines, Singapore, Canada) Transparent or translucent pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, used for sealing items together, especially paper.


gaffer tape

gaffer tape (countable and uncountable, plural gaffer tapes)

From gaffer (“lighting electrician”) + tape.

A sturdy adhesive tape, made of plastic reinforced with cross-linked fibre, often used by stage lighting electricians.


adhesive tape

adhesive tape (countable and uncountable, plural adhesive tapes)

Tape with an adhesive film on one side, used to attach materials to something.

teip

informal; usually refers to thicker tape such as duct tape or medical tape


sticky tape

sticky tape (countable and uncountable, plural sticky tapes)


insulating tape

insulating tape (countable and uncountable, plural insulating tapes)


painter's tape

painter's tape (countable and uncountable, plural painter's tapes)

masking tape specifically intended to protect areas from paint, having a weaker adhesive than regular masking tape

malertape

masking tape intended to protect areas from paint


electrical tape

electrical tape (countable and uncountable, plural electrical tapes)

A poorly conductive plastic tape used to insulate electrical wires.


masking tape

masking tape (countable and uncountable, plural masking tapes)

A pressure-sensitive tape made of a thin and easy-to-tear paper characterized by its ease of removal, not leaving adhesive behind. It is used mainly in painting, to mask off areas that should not be painted.


packing tape

packing tape (countable and uncountable, plural packing tapes)

A pressure-sensitive tape used for closing or sealing corrugated fiberboard boxes.


box-sealing tape

box sealing tape (countable and uncountable, plural box-sealing tapes)

box sealing tape (canonical)
box-sealing tapes (plural)


parcel tape

parcel tape (countable and uncountable, plural parcel tapes)


swelling tape

A tape that swells upon contact with water which then expands to give pressure and provide sealing process.