duct
duct · ducts · ducted · ducting
To enclose in a ductTo enclose in a duct.
/dʌkt/
» Do you have any duct tape?
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To enclose in a duct.
(transitive)To channel something (such as a gas) or propagate something (such as radio waves) through a duct or series of ducts.
Examples
23 sentencesDo you have any duct tape?
Where is the roll of duct tape?
I was told my tear duct was blocked.
Tom's mouth was taped shut with duct tape.
Duct tape is good for fixing anything.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin ductus (“leading, conducting”, noun), from dūcō (“to lead, conduct, drBorrowed from Latin ductus (“leading, conducting”, noun), from dūcō (“to lead, conduct, draw”) + -tus (action noun suffix). Doublet of ductus and douit. Also via Medieval Latin ductus (“a conveyance of water; a channel”), which itself has the first mentioned etymology.
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Forms
ducts, ducting, ducted, ductedWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle