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duck


Definition: Meaning of, duck in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dʌk /

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duck ducks
  1. [countable] a very common water bird with short legs and a wide beak, used for its meat, eggs, and soft feathers
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  2. [countable] a female duck [↪  drake]
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  3. [uncountable] the meat of a duck used as food
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  4. take to something like a duck to water to learn how to do something very easily
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  5. also ducks British English spoken used to speak to someone, especially a woman, in a friendly way
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  6. [countable] a SCORE of zero by a BATSMAN in a game of CRICKET
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
duck ducked ducked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
ducking ducks
  1. also duck down [intransitive and transitive] to lower your head or body very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or hit
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  2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or to get away from someone
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  3. [transitive] informal to avoid something, especially a difficult or unpleasant duty [=  dodge]
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  4. [transitive] to push someone under water for a short time as a joke
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duck used in phrases

  • Daffy Duck
    1. a black duck who is a character in CARTOON films made by WARNER BROS, and who behaves in a silly way and cannot say the sound 's' properly
  • Donald Duck
    1. a character in CARTOON s made by Walt DISNEY . He is one of the most famous of all DISNEY's characters.
  • black duck (noun)
    1. a dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada
  • canvasback duck (noun)
    1. north American wild duck valued for sport and food
  • cold duck (noun)
    1. pink sparkling wine originally from Germany
  • dabbling duck (noun)
    1. any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling
  • dead duck (noun)
    1. a dead duck informal a plan, idea etc that is not worth considering because it is very likely to fail
  • diving duck (noun)
    1. any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food
  • duck down (noun)
    1. down of the duck
  • duck hunter (noun)
    1. hunter of ducks
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duck used in phrasal verbs

  • duck out (phrasal verb)
    1. to leave a place, especially in a way that is not noticed by other people
  • duck out of (phrasal verb)
    1. to avoid doing something that you were intending to do or had promised to do
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