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tape
(redirected from adhesive tape)

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have someone taped (British & Australian, informal)
to know that someone is doing something bad and therefore be able to deal with them. Spencer doesn't worry me - I've got him taped.

red tape

official rules which do not seem necessary and make things happen very slowly. My passport application has been held up by red tape.
See also: red
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This manufacturer of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape systems offers 2237M double-coated polyester film used for bonding and laminating a wide variety of substrates.
Polyester bonding film by Rubber World
A gecko's feet have inspired a new type of adhesive tape (see "Sticking Around with Gecko Tape").
Not slippery when wet by Jaffe, Eric / Science News for Kids
"We've developed a special kind of adhesive tape that holds the floor in place but you can peel it up if you need to, and it doesn't leave any able to move things around.
The silent partner: dancers and floors have an ambivalent ... by Looseleaf, Victoria / Dance Magazine
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