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roll the tape

roll the tape is the alternative form of roll tape.

Meaning of roll tape

Verb

roll tape (third-person singular simple present rolls tape, present participle rolling tape, simple past and past participle rolled tape)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To begin recording or playing back audio or video material.

Forms of roll the tape

third-person singular presentrolls the tape
present participlerolling the tape
past participlerolled the tape
pastrolled the tape

Questions about roll the tape

What is roll the tape the alternative form of?
Roll the tape is the alternative form of roll tape.

Words near roll the tape in the dictionary

  1. roll stepping
  2. roll steps
  3. roll tape
  4. roll the dice
  5. roll the pitch
  6. roll the tape
  7. roll the trucks
  8. roll tide
  9. roll up
  10. roll up on
  11. roll up one's sleeves

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