duct tape
To use duct tape in order to tape one object to anotherTo use duct tape in order to tape one object to another.
» Do you have any duct tape?
Meaning
1 sensesTo use duct tape in order to tape one object to another.
The government tells us we can protect against a chemical attack by duct taping the windows.
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закле́ить ско́тчемzakléitʹ skótčem, закле́ивать ско́тчемzakléivatʹ skótčem, закле́ить изоле́нтойzakléitʹ izoléntoj
Examples
17 sentencesDo you have any duct tape?
Duct tape is good for fixing anything.
Where is the roll of duct tape?
Tom's mouth was taped shut with duct tape.
Duct tape fixes everything.
Translations
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Origin
Probably a corruption or eggcorn of earlier duck tape (“thick, canvas-like tape”), resultiProbably a corruption or eggcorn of earlier duck tape (“thick, canvas-like tape”), resulting from the relative obscurity of the term duck (“a strong, durable, tightly woven fabric; canvas-like material”), reinforced by the use of the tape in joining together heating and air conditioning duct work. See also the etymology at duck tape.
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Forms
duct tapes, duct taping, duct taped, duct taped| Base form | duct tape · to duct tape |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | duct tapes |
| Present participle | duct taping |
| Past simple | duct taped |
| Past participle | duct taped |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle