Duck

Word DUCK
Character 4
Hyphenation duck
Pronunciations /dʌk/

Definitions and meanings of "Duck"

What do we mean by duck?

A durable, closely woven heavy cotton or linen fabric. noun

Clothing made of duck, especially white trousers. noun

An amphibious military truck used during World War II. noun

An amphibious truck used in emergencies, as to evacuate flood victims. noun

To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something. intransitive verb

To evade; dodge. intransitive verb

To push (a person, for example) suddenly under water. intransitive verb

In bridge, to deliberately play a card that is lower than (an opponent's card). intransitive verb

To lower the head or body. intransitive verb

To move swiftly, especially so as to escape being seen. intransitive verb

To submerge the head or body briefly in water. intransitive verb

To evade a responsibility or obligation. Often used with out: intransitive verb

In bridge, to lose a trick by deliberately playing lower than one's opponent. intransitive verb

A quick lowering of the head or body. noun

A plunge under water. noun

Any of various wild or domesticated waterbirds of the family Anatidae, characteristically having a broad flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet. noun

A female duck. noun

The flesh of a duck used as food. noun

A person, especially one thought of as peculiar. noun

A dear. noun

To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.

To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.

To bow.

To evade doing something.

To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.

To enter a place for a short moment.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Duck

The word "duck" in example sentences

The "bean counting" approach to qualifying students with standardized tests, curriculum, etc. has led to what Asian students call a "duck feeding" approach to education for westerners unfamiliar with the term "duck feeding," think about how foie gras is produced with the student being the duck, and education being the food that they force down their throats. ❋ Dr. Gino Yu (2011)

You can certainly see where the term duck egg blue evolved from. ❋ Haalo (2006)

That song Ernie sings in the bath tub about how much he loves his duck is a bit questionable too. stu ❋ Unknown (2009)

This duck is an albino, whatever species (definitely looks like a redhead). ❋ Unknown (2009)

If it walks like a duck is a fallacious argument when the people who claim as much are using a straw man. ❋ Unknown (2010)

At that point, we were all ordered to assume what we call a duck and cover position, which is a condition where we guard ourselves and our bodies from potential debris. ❋ Unknown (2008)

At that point, we were all ordered to assume what we call a duck and cover position, which is a position where we guard ourselves and our bodies from potential debris. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Duck bites (police) man: A mother duck is a hero in Vancouver because she chased after a police officer, grabbed his pantleg and directed him to her ducklings caught in a sewer grating. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Sometimes she would wear for a moment a quizzical smile, but usually she presented what she called a duck's back to intentional slights. ❋ Emma Speed Sampson (1907)

This duck is also one of the most beautiful of the ornamental water-fowl. ❋ Jane (1845)

All Blacks centre Conrad Smith agreed with his captain, saying that the Hurricanes, well used to success in recent years despite not breaking their title duck, need to rediscover their winning form. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Jaroslav Drobny performed heroics in the Hertha goal but could not prevent Toni Kroos and Burak Kaplan saving a point for Leverkusen, who are hoping finally to break their title duck this season. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"We were all ordered to assume what we call a duck-and-cover position which is a position where we guard ourselves and bodies from potential debris," Gliha told CNN. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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