(US, idiomatic) To reduce bureaucracy.

The binding tape once used for holding important documents together. / (metonymically, idiomatic) Time-consuming regulations or bureaucratic procedures.

(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

(sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of ticker-tape parade.

(trading, finance) Paper tape on which a stock ticker, news ticker or similar device would print incoming information.

(trading) To make a trade contrary to the overall tendency of prices, i.e., to buy when prices are generally falling or sell when prices are generally rising.

A milk pudding made from tapioca.

A graduated flexible ribbon used for measuring lengths.

A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls. / (by extension) Anything with variegated or complex details.

(transitive, intransitive) To decorate with tapestry, or as if with a tapestry.