duct tape in English

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      "form": "duct tape",
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "Please hand me the duct tape. I need to fix this box."
        }
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        "Duct tape is a kind of strong, waterproof tape. It used to be used to tape ducts, but is now used for many purposes."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I duct taped it to the pole so it would stop falling."
        }
      ],
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        "To tape something by using duct tape."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "duct tape"
}

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    {
      "form": "duct tape",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
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        "1": "duct tape",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Please hand me the duct tape. I need to fix this box."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Duct tape is a kind of strong, waterproof tape. It used to be used to tape ducts, but is now used for many purposes."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "uncountable"
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  "word": "duct tape"
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        "participle"
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        {
          "text": "I duct taped it to the pole so it would stop falling."
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        "To tape something by using duct tape."
      ],
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  "word": "duct tape"
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"duct tape" meaning in English

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