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Noun [English]

Forms: duct tapes [plural]
Etymology: Possibly a corruption or eggcorn of duck tape (“thick, canvas-like tape”), resulting from the relative obscurity of the term duck (“a strong, durable, tightly woven fabric; canvas”), reinforced by the use of the tape in joining together heating and air conditioning duct work. See also the etymology at duck tape. Etymology templates: {{glossary|corruption}} corruption, {{glossary|eggcorn}} eggcorn Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} duct tape (countable and uncountable, plural duct tapes)
  1. A generally gray waterproof adhesive tape used for many purposes and easy to cut with the hands. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Tapes Synonyms: duck tape, gray tape Translations (multipurpose waterproof tape): kleefband (Afrikaans), شَرِيط لَاصِق (šarīṭ lāṣiq) [masculine] (Arabic), شَطَرْطون (šaṭarṭōn) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), 牛皮膠紙 (Chinese Cantonese), 牛皮胶纸 (ngau⁴ pei⁴ gaau¹ zi²) (Chinese Cantonese), 不透明膠帶 (Chinese Mandarin), 不透明胶带 (bútòumíng jiāodài) (Chinese Mandarin), 塑膠膠帶 (Chinese Mandarin), 塑胶胶带 (sùjiāo jiāodài) (Chinese Mandarin), 布基膠帶 (Chinese Mandarin), 布基胶带 (bùjī jiāodài) (Chinese Mandarin), gaffatape [common-gender] (Danish), ilmastointiteippi (Finnish), jeesusteippi [colloquial] (Finnish), jesari [colloquial] (Finnish), chatterton, ruban adhésif [masculine] (French), Panzerband [neuter] (German), Gewebeklebeband [neuter] (German), Gewebeband [neuter] (German), ragasztószalag (Hungarian), szigetelőszalag (Hungarian), nastro adesivo [masculine] (Italian), silver tape [feminine] (Portuguese), скотч (skotč) [masculine] (Russian), изоле́нта (izolénta) [feminine] (Russian), cinta americana [feminine] (Spanish), cinta plateada [feminine] (Spanish), tape [Costa-Rica, masculine] (Spanish), teipe [Costa-Rica, masculine] (Spanish), vävtejp [common-gender] (Swedish), silvertejp [common-gender] (Swedish), клейка́ стрі́чка (klejká stríčka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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Verb [English]

Forms: duct tapes [present, singular, third-person], duct taping [participle, present], duct taped [participle, past], duct taped [past]
Etymology: Possibly a corruption or eggcorn of duck tape (“thick, canvas-like tape”), resulting from the relative obscurity of the term duck (“a strong, durable, tightly woven fabric; canvas”), reinforced by the use of the tape in joining together heating and air conditioning duct work. See also the etymology at duck tape. Etymology templates: {{glossary|corruption}} corruption, {{glossary|eggcorn}} eggcorn Head templates: {{en-verb}} duct tape (third-person singular simple present duct tapes, present participle duct taping, simple past and past participle duct taped)
  1. (transitive) To use duct tape in order to tape one object to another. Tags: transitive Synonyms: duct-tape Related terms: gaffer tape Translations (use duct tape): teipata (ilmastointiteipillä) (Finnish), mit Gewebeband verkleben (German), закле́ить ско́тчем (zakléitʹ skótčem) [perfective] (Russian), закле́ивать ско́тчем (zakléivatʹ skótčem) [imperfective] (Russian), закле́ить изоле́нтой (zakléitʹ izoléntoj) [perfective] (Russian), закле́ивать изоле́нтой (zakléivatʹ izoléntoj) [imperfective] (Russian), скле́ить ско́тчем (skléitʹ skótčem) [perfective] (Russian), скле́ивать ско́тчем (skléivatʹ skótčem) [imperfective] (Russian), скле́ить изоле́нтой (skléitʹ izoléntoj) [perfective] (Russian), скле́ивать изоле́нтой (skléivatʹ izoléntoj) [imperfective] (Russian), pegar con cinta americana (Spanish)
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      "sense": "multipurpose waterproof tape",
      "word": "布基膠帶"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "multipurpose waterproof tape",
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      "sense": "multipurpose waterproof tape",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "multipurpose waterproof tape",
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      "word": "Panzerband"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "multipurpose waterproof tape",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "multipurpose waterproof tape",
      "word": "ragasztószalag"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "multipurpose waterproof tape",
      "word": "szigetelőszalag"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "multipurpose waterproof tape",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "multipurpose waterproof tape",
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      "word": "silver tape"
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      "sense": "multipurpose waterproof tape",
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      "sense": "multipurpose waterproof tape",
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      "word": "изоле́нта"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "multipurpose waterproof tape",
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      "word": "cinta americana"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "multipurpose waterproof tape",
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      "word": "cinta plateada"
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "klejká stríčka",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "use duct tape",
      "word": "teipata (ilmastointiteipillä)"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "use duct tape",
      "word": "mit Gewebeband verkleben"
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      "roman": "zakléitʹ skótčem",
      "sense": "use duct tape",
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      "sense": "use duct tape",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "use duct tape",
      "word": "pegar con cinta americana"
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