Definitions for duckdʌk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

duckdʌk(n.)(pl.)ducks; duck.

  1. any of numerous relatively small and short-necked web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, characterized by a broad, flat bill.

    Category: Ornithology


    Category: Ornithology

    Ref: Compare drake . 1 1

  3. the flesh of this bird, eaten as food.

  4. ducks, (used with a sing. v.) Brit. Slang.

    Category: British

    Ref: ducky2. 2

Origin of duck:

bef. 1000; ME duk, doke, OE dūce; akin to duck2


  1. to stoop or bend suddenly; bob.

  2. to avoid or evade a blow, unpleasant task, etc.; dodge.

  3. to plunge the whole body or the head momentarily under water.

  4. (v.t.)to lower suddenly:

    Duck your head down!

  5. to avoid or evade (a blow, unpleasant task, etc.); dodge.

  6. to plunge or dip in water momentarily.

  7. (n.)an act or instance of ducking.

Origin of duck:

1250–1300; akin to MD, MLG dūken, OHG tūhhan



  1. a heavy plain-weave cotton fabric for tents, clothing, bags, etc.

    Category: Textiles

  2. ducks, (used with a pl. v.) slacks or trousers made of this.

    Category: Clothing

Origin of duck:

1630–40; < D doek cloth

Princeton's WordNet

  1. duck(noun)


  2. duck, duck's egg(noun)

    (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

  3. duck(noun)

    flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

  4. duck(verb)


  5. duck(verb)

    to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

    "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"

  6. duck(verb)

    submerge or plunge suddenly

  7. dip, douse, duck(verb)

    dip into a liquid

    "He dipped into the pool"




Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. duck(noun)ʌk

    a common water bird

  2. duck(verb)ʌk

    to bend down quickly to avoid being hit by sth

    I ducked as the ball whizzed past.


  1. Duck(ProperNoun)

    A surname.


Webster Dictionary

  1. Duck(noun)

    a pet; a darling

  2. Duck(noun)


  3. Duck(noun)

    the light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates

  4. Duck(verb)

    to thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly withdraw

  5. Duck(verb)


  6. Duck(verb)


  7. Duck(verb)


  8. Duck(verb)

    to drop the head or person suddenly; to bow

  9. Duck(verb)

    any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae

  10. Duck(verb)



  1. Duck


British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'duck' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2866

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'duck' in Nouns Frequency: #1935

Translations for duck

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary


a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.

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