duct tapenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈdʌkt ˌteɪp/us/ˈdʌkt ˌteɪp/a long, thin strip of very strong, sticky material that is sold in a roll and is often used for covering holes or other repair jobs
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bands, straps and strips
- band
- bar
- belt
- binding
- blindfold
- collar
- dog collar
- elastic band
- raffia
- ribbon
- rubber band
- Scotch tape
- Sellotape
- strip
- swathe
- sweatband
- tape
- thong
- webbing
- wristband
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Examples from literature
- Alan woke with a start, staring at the empty loops of duct tape and twine hanging from his captain's chair, dried strings of skin like desiccated banana peel fibers hanging from them.
- He folded duct tape around the ragged edges to keep them from fraying.
- He took some duct tape out of a utility drawer under the basement staircase and used it to gum Danny down in the chair.