duck in English

noun

1

a waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.

The rear feet of the beaver are large and webbed like a duck 's feet, to give the animal good swimming ability.

2

a pure white thin-shelled bivalve mollusk found off the Atlantic coasts of America.

3

a quick lowering of the head.

Then a quick duck brought him under the demon's arm.

4

dear; darling (used as an informal or affectionate form of address, especially among cockneys).

5

a strong linen or cotton fabric, used chiefly for casual or work clothes and sails.

If stripes aren't your style, experiment with other casual fabrics, such as cotton duck , denim, and corduroy.

6

a batsman's score of zero.

out for a duck

verb

1

lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow or so as not to be seen.

spectators ducked for cover

synonyms: bob down, bend (down), stoop (down), crouch (down), squat (down), hunch down, hunker down, cower, cringe

2

plunge one's head or body underwater briefly.

I had to keep ducking down to get my head cool

synonyms: dip, dunk, plunge, immerse, submerge, lower, sink

3

refrain from playing a winning card on a particular trick for tactical reasons.

noun

duck's egg

verb

bob down, dip, shirk, skirt
bob down, bend (down), stoop (down), crouch (down), squat (down), hunch down, hunker down, cower, cringe
dip, dunk, plunge, immerse, submerge, lower, sink
shirk, dodge, evade, avoid, elude, escape, back out of, shun, eschew, sidestep, bypass, circumvent, cop out of, get out of, wriggle out of, dipsy-doodle around
skirt, hedge, evade, elude, sidestep, dodge, put off, fudge, parry, circumvent
dip, douse

Use "duck" in a sentence

1. 5 Duck! Duck! Be careful of this Pekinese!

2. Be a duck.

3. A Sitting Duck - Sitting Duck Meaning - Sitting Duck Examples- Idioms- British English Pronunciationhttp://www.iswearenglish.com/ An explanation of the phras

4. Ancona $ 8.00 The Ancona duck is a breed of domestic duck

5. Duck, you sucker!

6. Female Bufflehead duck - Bufflehead duck stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images.

7. Bummalo definition, Bombay duck

8. The duck disappeared underwater.

9. " The Duck of Death "?

10. Duck confit's incredibly salty.

11. Be ready to duck.

12. Honey, next time, duck.

13. Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck is a video game for Nintendo DS featuring Daffy Duck

14. There's no duck but chicken

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16. Grilled duck breast flavored with duck gravy and brandy, And apple gratin as the side dish.

17. Bufflehead duck, Bucephala albeola Bufflehead duck, Bucephala albeola, has a white streak through its back head

18. Not a duck... a chicken.

19. You won't feel like ‘A Sitting Duck' in this cute Duck vacation property! Close to the beach and located in quiet Sea Tern, just north of Duck Village

20. Canvasback Boyd ? Hovering ? decoy duck.

21. Bluebill definition, the scaup duck

22. She's a sweet old duck.

23. Political Correctness Run a Duck

24. Walk Circumspectly By Daymond Duck

25. Duck down and feather Comforters

26. The duck dressed five pounds.

27. The duck tastes so gamy.

28. Don't try to duck the issue.

29. The main course was roast duck.

30. You won’t feel like “A Sitting Duck” in this cute Duck vacation home! Close to the beach and located in quiet Sea Tern, just north of Duck Village

31. It's a giant duck-bill dinosaur.

32. A duck wiggled in the street.

33. Like the Duck himself, I guess.

34. That's a baby chick and duck.

35. Slice the duck breast and serve.

36. You have to duck down here.

37. Ancona ducks are considered to be originated from the Indian Runner Duck and the Belgian Huttegem Duck breeds.

38. A rather large duck breed, the Aylesbury duck has pure white plumage and bright orange legs and feet.

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40. I'd just be a sitting duck.

41. Duck eggs do not preserve satisfactorily.

42. 5 Mandarin duck displayed and copulated.

43. Mother disjointed a duck for cooking.

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46. It's a giant duck- bill dinosaur.

47. I will suggest crispy fried duck.

48. Michael is folding an origami duck.

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50. But you come back as a duck.