duct tape
noun
ˈdək(t)- 
: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
duct-tape
ˈdək(t)-
transitive verb 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Feig said Perry had been bound with duct tape at her feet, and a zip tie and towing strap were wrapped tightly around her neck. 
Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Aug. 2022 Several cars used duct tape to keep parts together and while some drivers inadvertently wound up in the grass, others were punted off the track. Michael Marot, ajc, 16 Aug. 2021 Several cars used duct tape to keep parts together and while some drivers inadvertently drove off course, others were sent spinning. BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2021 One woman had also been found with soap on her body and the perpetrator had used duct tape on both of the victims, but the tape had been removed. Glenn Ruppel, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2021 Breathe new life into old soup cans with a few coats of red, white, and blue paint or strips of duct tape. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022 Marcano’s family has cited the presence of duct tape on her body as evidence that she may have been taken from Arden Villas alive. Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2022 The show is in love with the jury-rig and engineering kludge; the Season 2 finale, involving an international crisis on the moon base, includes what has to be TV’s most emotionally devastating use of duct tape. New York Times, 9 June 2022 Over a week went by before her body was found decomposing and bound with duct tape near the dilapidated Tymber Skan apartments. Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2022 See More
Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Aug. 2022 Several cars used duct tape to keep parts together and while some drivers inadvertently wound up in the grass, others were punted off the track. Michael Marot, ajc, 16 Aug. 2021 Several cars used duct tape to keep parts together and while some drivers inadvertently drove off course, others were sent spinning. BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2021 One woman had also been found with soap on her body and the perpetrator had used duct tape on both of the victims, but the tape had been removed. Glenn Ruppel, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2021 Breathe new life into old soup cans with a few coats of red, white, and blue paint or strips of duct tape. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022 Marcano’s family has cited the presence of duct tape on her body as evidence that she may have been taken from Arden Villas alive. Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2022 The show is in love with the jury-rig and engineering kludge; the Season 2 finale, involving an international crisis on the moon base, includes what has to be TV’s most emotionally devastating use of duct tape. New York Times, 9 June 2022 Over a week went by before her body was found decomposing and bound with duct tape near the dilapidated Tymber Skan apartments. Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1973, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
duct tape
noun
: a wide sticky usually silver tape made of cloth