roll tape

verb

To begin recording or playing back audio or video material.

Meanings

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

present singular third person rolls tape · participle present rolling tape · participle past rolled tape · past rolled tape · alternative roll the tape

  1. idiomaticinformalbroadcastingTo begin recording or playing back audio or video material.
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