duc/duct
duːs · dʌkt
A hand out front, pulling everything along
The picture Someone walking in front, hand held, taking you somewhere. People, air and work all get led this way. duct walks in front and pulls; sequ walks behind and follows.
Where the picture shows up in duc/duct
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led inside
The manager will introduce the new hire.
ðə ˈmænɪdʒər wɪl ˌɪntrəˈduːs ðə nuː ˈhaɪər
The manager is going to present the new hire to us.
The new hire is taken by the hand and walked into the middle of the group.
intro (inward) + duc (lead) — an introduction leads a person into the group.
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led back down
We need to reduce costs this quarter.
wiː niːd tuː rɪˈduːs kɔːsts ðɪs ˈkwɔːrtər
We have to bring costs down this quarter.
A number that had climbed is grabbed and hauled back down.
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led out in front
This line produces 200 units an hour.
ðɪs laɪn prəˈduːsɪz tuː ˈhʌndrəd ˈjuːnɪts ən ˈaʊər
This line turns out 200 units an hour.
What was inside keeps being pulled out to the front of the line.
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a pipe that leads
The air duct is blocked again.
ðiː er dʌkt ɪz blɑːkt əˈɡen
The air pipe is blocked again.
A metal pipe built as a path, so the air can only be led along it.
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led together
She conducted the meeting in English.
ʃiː kənˈdʌktɪd ðə ˈmiːtɪŋ ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ
She ran the meeting in English.
One person out front, walking the whole room from the first item to the last.
All of it in one picture
duc/duct is a hand out in front, pulling. Lead someone into the group and it is an introduction; lead the number back down and it is a reduction; lead the goods out to the front and it is production. Make the path itself out of metal and you get a duct; lead a roomful of people through to the end and you are conducting. Every duc word asks the same question: who is leading what, and which way?