duct

noun (a duct, ducts); verb (duct, ducts, ducted — rare)

«duct» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A pipe or tube that carries air, water, cables or other things inside a building. tree →
(body) A tube in the body that carries liquids, like a tear duct. tree →
duct tape: very strong sticky cloth tape. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons about the body, tear ducts carry tears and other ducts carry fluids; in buildings, air ducts carry heating and air conditioning; in films, heroes crawl through air ducts; phrases: «air duct», «tear duct», «duct tape».

Examples

Warm air comes through a duct in the floor. tree →
Tears drain from your eyes through tiny tear ducts. tree →
The spy crawled through the air duct. tree →
Dad fixed the broken hose with duct tape. tree →
Mice were living in the heating duct. tree →
Engineers cleaned the ducts in the school roof. tree →

Note

Countable. Pronounced «dukt». «Duct tape» is also called «duck tape» informally (and Duck Tape is a brand). Safety: real air ducts are dangerous to crawl in.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «duct» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«duct» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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