tape off
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To put tape around a place so that people can't go into it.
Literal meaning: To close or mark off (an area) using tape.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To put tape around or across an area to prevent people from entering or to mark a boundary.
"Police taped off the alley where the incident occurred."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Commonly used in the context of crime scenes, construction sites, accidents, or events. Police often use yellow tape, while road workers use orange or red tape. The object is usually a place or area.
Commonly used with
area crime scene section road entrance zone
Forms
Base
tape off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
tapes off
he/she/it
Past simple
taped off
yesterday
Past participle
taped off
have + pp
-ing form
taping off
continuous
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