duck
Definitions
- A cave passage containing water with low, or no, airspace.
- An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
- To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something
- A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
- A term of endearment; pet; darling.
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
- A score of zero by a batsman who has lost a wicket.
- To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw
- Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
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Trousers made of such material. countable, in-plural, uncountable
- Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
- A town in North Carolina.
- The act of swimming:dip, dunk, plunge, swim.
- To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- a baby duck. eendjie فَرْخ بَط патенце patinho kachňátko das Entlein ælling παπάκιpatito pardipoeg جوجه اردک ankanpoikanen caneton, canette אֶפרוֹח שֶׁל בָּרווָז बत्तख का बच्चा pače kiskacsa anak itik andarungi anatroccolo 子鴨 오리새끼 ančiukas pīlēns anak itik eendjeandunge kaczątko د هيلى بچى patinho răţuşcă утёнок kačiatko račka pače ank-, andunge เป็ดตัวเล็ก ๆ ördek yavrusu 雛鴨 каченя بطخ کا چوزہ vịt con 雏鸭
- To bow
- A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (Short for duck's egg.)
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Ellipsis of architectural duck abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- ánade, pato.
- To evade doing something, especially something considered a responsibility
- A playing card with the rank of two.
- Any of various wild or domesticated waterbirds of the family Anatidae, characteristically having a broad flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet.
- Ellipsis of architectural duck; a building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
- A female duck.
- A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
- The flesh of a duck used as food.
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A cairn used to mark a trail. US, countable, uncountable
- Slang A person, especially one thought of as peculiar.
- One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
- often ducks(used with a sing. verb) Chiefly British A dear.
- Synonym of lame duck (“one who cannot fulfil their contracts”).
- To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something: ducked his head as the ball came toward him.
- A long-necked medical urinal for men; a bed urinal.
- A faggot; a meatball made from offal.
- Synonym of bitch (“a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison”).
Equivalents
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Afrikaanseend
አማርኛዳክየ
Azərbaycan diliördək
Беларускаякачка
Eestipart
ગુજરાતીબતક
Hausaagwagwa
עבריתברווז
Magyarkacsa
Հայերենբադ
ქართულიიხვი
Қазақ тіліүйрек
ភាសាខ្មែរទា
한국어오리
Кыргызчаөрдөк
LëtzebuergeschInt
Lingálalibata
ລາວເປັດ
Latviešupile
മലയാളംതാറാവ്
Монголнугас
मराठीबदक
Maltipapra
မြန်မာဘဲ
ଓଡ଼ିଆବତକ
Русскийгру́бое полотно́двойкакачканульокунатьокунутьпаруси́напригибатьпригиба́тьсяпригнутьпригну́тьсяселезеньутка
سنڌيبدڪ
Slovenčinakačka
Slovenščinaraca
Gagana Samoapato
Soomaalibolobolo
Kiswahilibata
தமிழ்வாத்து
తెలుగుబాతు
Тоҷикӣмурғобӣ
ไทยเป็ด
Türkmençeördek
Tagalogitik
ئۇيغۇرچەئۆردەك
اردوبطخ
O'zbekchaoʻrdak
isiXhosaidada
Yorùbápẹpẹyẹ
isiZuluidada
Examples
“Matsumoto Castle exhibits the architecture of both war and peace, from its steep wooden stairs, hidden inner levels and archer’s perches to the moon-viewing room added in 1630, which also offers a vantage point⟳ for viewing the brocaded carps and ducks residing in the castle moat.”
“The payment processor’s layoffs and the curious incident of the duck were first reported by Business Insider.”
“A luncheonette in the shape⟳ of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly.”
“The Big Duck has influenced the world of architecture; any building that is shaped like⟳ its product is called a ‘duck’.”
“Love⟳ them or hate⟳ them, ducks have⟳ a light-hearted presence in our architectural history.”
“Today, “ducks” continue⟳ to crop up across America and beyond, but they are no longer relegated to strips and roadsides alone; in many cases, they’ve entered the tight-knit landscape of cities ...”
“In Las Vegas, Ducks thrive because resorts often transform⟳ themselves into oversized symbols of the fantasy they promise⟳.”
“The more passive males are subjected to physical violence. I was subjected to being what they call⟳ a punk or a duck, which is someone else's power trip⟳, that's all.”
“He was dressed in a Jaeger vest—a pair of blue duck trousers, fastened round the waist with a plaited leather belt.”
“And they would go up and find⟳ old Allington, in white ducks, standing in the fringe of long grasses and cow-parsley on the other edge of the island, looking to his poultry or his rabbits.”
“A native servant emerged, anonymous in his white ducks and red fez, to say⟳ My Player was wanted on the telephone.”
“[…]and hold-faſt is the onely Dogge: My Ducke[…]”
“Ay up duck, ow'a'tha?”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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