duct taping
Quick adhesive repair
Duct taping is the act of securing, repairing, or holding something together with duct tape—the strong, adhesive cloth tape originally designed for sealing ducts.
The term often implies a quick, improvised fix rather than a proper repair: We're just duct taping the problem until we can afford a real solution.
Figuratively, duct taping describes any makeshift approach to holding things together.
- patchingRepairing by covering
- zip tiesSelf-locking plastic fasteners
- adhesiveMaterial that bonds objects
- sealingMaking impermeable
- sticky residueClinging material left behind
MacGyvering · improvisation · layering · jury-rigging · workaround · holding it together · wrapping · bundling · quick fix · emergency fix · band-aid solution · urban legends · reinforcing · crisscrossing · tearing · repairing · overlapping · insulating
duct tapingwelding
Heat-fusing metal pieces
craftsmanship · replacing · rebuilding · precision engineering · overhauling
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