Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tape up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
tape up
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To repair using tape.

Transitive verb

verb

To use tape to restrict the movement of muscles, putatively in order to aid healing after workouts.

verb

To use tape on the fingers to protect them from gritstone rash.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tapes up (present, singular) taping up (participle, present) taped up (participle, past) taped up (past)

Questions

What does tape up mean?
To repair using tape.

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