Meaning of duck walk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A type of loaded walk in which the sportsman squats somewhat and steps forward or backward with his knees alternatingly while optionally carrying a dumbbell or kettlebell on each side or a kettlebell or cupped dumbbell between the legs.
2. A means of acceleration, moving with each foot turned 45 degrees from the forward position.
3. A dance or dance move, popularised in the 1950s by Chuck Berry, in which the dancer steps forwards crouching on bended knees while keeping the back straight and head erect.

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Examples

“The start is critical to the race's outcome. Racers run on their skates, lurching toward the first turn with a furious duck walk.”

“Generally skaters run on their stops until they are about to fall forward; then they change to the Duck Walk.”

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