untaping

Peeling off strips

Untaping is the act of removing tape from something.

You untape a package to open it, untape a sprained ankle after it heals, or untape wires that were bundled together: She carefully untaped the old photographs from the album pages.

removal

peeling

Coming off in strips

unwind · loosen · detach · strip · unstick · unfasten · uncover · expose · residue · peel

medical

bandage

Wound covering strip

surgical · athletic · kinesiology · splint · compress · ankle · wrist · knee · injury · healing

unpacking

boxes

Six-sided containers

shipment · parcels · cargo · delivery · contents · unwrap · packages · seams · flaps · opening

restoration

conservation

Preventing waste or loss

photographs · archival · preservation · cleaning · careful · paper · mounting · framing · delicate · historical

evidence

forensic

Pertaining to legal investigation

detective · barrier · collection · contamination · specimen · laboratory · documentation · procedure

Opposites
fastening/securing action

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Recording or binding

fastening · affixing · binding · attaching · securing

Family

tape, tapped, taping, tapered, tapering, untapped, tapers, tapper, tappers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G