🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

테이핑

Pronunciation / Transliteration: teiping

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tape-up/ˈteɪpˌʌp/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14200 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"운동선수는 경기 전에 발목 테이핑을 받았다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An application of adhesive tape used to secure, support, or protect an object or body part.

    "The athletic trainer applied a firm tape-up to the player's sprained ankle before the match."
As verb
  1. 1

    To fasten, cover, or reinforce something using adhesive tape.

    "He decided to tape-up the leaking hose temporarily until he could buy a replacement."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the noun 'tape' (from Old English tæppe, meaning a narrow strip of fabric) and the adverb/preposition 'up'. The compound emerged in technical and athletic contexts during the mid-20th century to describe the act of securing, reinforcing, or bandaging something with adhesive tape.

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