Englishfor English speakers
packing
Noun
—
You put packing around an object to protect it.
She used old rags as packing around the glass vase before sending it to her friend.
—
Doctors use packing to keep open wounds clean, or blood from getting in the way during an operation.
tape
Noun
—
Tape is a long thin material, often with glue on one side or used for recording.
We can fix the tear with some tape.
The reporters surrounded the president with their cameras, tape recorders and notebooks.
The band put three songs on tape.
The tape is peeling off my hockey stick.
tape
Verb
—
If you tape music, a speaker, a TV program, etc., you record it on tape or film.
It is not known who taped the conversation or how.
I didn't want to stay up to watch the show, so I taped it so I could watch it tomorrow.
—
If you tape something, you put tape on it.
Can you tape this closed for me?
Her coach taped her knee before the game.