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- DictionaryDuck/dək/
verb
- 1. lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow or so as not to be seen: "spectators ducked for cover"
- 2. plunge one's head or body underwater briefly: "I had to keep ducking down to get my head cool"
noun
- 1. a quick lowering of the head.
From Project Gutenberg. Duck definition: any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.. See examples of DUCK used in a sentence.
Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family.
1. To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something: ducked his head as the ball came toward him. 2. To evade; dodge: duck responsibility; ducked the reporter's question. 3. To push (a person, for example) suddenly under water. 4. In bridge, to deliberately play a card that is lower than (an opponent's card). v.intr. 1.
A duck is a bird that spends much of its life on or near water. You can sometimes see whole families of ducks paddling across lakes and ponds. Ducks can be wild or domesticated — if you keep ducks in your yard, you'll need to provide them with at least a small body of water.
verb. uk / dʌk / us. duck verb (MOVE) to move your head or body down quickly to avoid being hit or seen: Billy ducked behind a car when he saw his teacher. duck verb (AVOID) to avoid something that is difficult or unpleasant: He managed to duck the issue. Phrasal verbs. duck out of sth.
duck. noun. /dʌk/. /dʌk/. Idioms. . (plural ducks, duck) [countable] a common bird that lives on or near water and has short legs, webbed feet (= feet with thin pieces of skin between the toes) and a wide beak. There are many types of duck, some of which are kept for their meat or eggs.
noun. /dʌk/ enlarge image. (pl. ducks or duck) [countable] a common bird that lives on or near water and has short legs, webbed feet (= feet with thin pieces of skin between the toes), and a wide beak.
