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quack ¹  (kwk)

n.

The characteristic sound uttered by a duck.

intr.v. quacked, quack·ing, quacks

To utter the characteristic sound of a duck.

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[Middle English quek, of imitative origin.]

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quacky adj.

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quack ²  (kwk)

n.

1. An untrained person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses medical advice and treatment.

2. A charlatan; a mountebank.

adj.

Relating to or characteristic of a quack: a quack cure.

intr.v. quacked, quack·ing, quacks

To act as a medical quack or a charlatan.

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[Short for quacksalver.]

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quacker·y n.

quackish adj.

quackish·ly adv.

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quack ¹

Verb

1. (of a duck) to utter a harsh guttural sound

2. to make a noise like a duck

Noun

the sound made by a duck [imitative]

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quack ²

Noun

1. an unqualified person who claims medical knowledge

2. Brit, Austral & NZ informal a doctor [short for quacksalver, from Dutch]

quackery n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quack - an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice doc, doctor, physician, Dr., MD, medico - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" charlatan, mountebank - a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
	2.	quack - the harsh sound of a duck sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	quack - utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked" let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	2.	quack - act as a medical quack or a charlatan practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
Adj.	1.	quack - medically unqualified; "a quack doctor" unqualified - not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training

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quack

noun 1. charlatan, fraud, fake, pretender, humbug, impostor, mountebank, phoney or phony (informal)

modifier 2. fake, fraudulent, phoney or phony (informal) pretended, sham, counterfeit

Translations

quack [kwæk] n [of duck] → graznido;

(pej) (doctor) → curandero/a, matasanos m inv

vi → graznar

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quack [kwæk] n [of duck] → coin-coin m inv;

(pej) (= doctor); charlatan m

vi → faire coin-coin

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quack [kwæk] n (of duck) → Schnattern nt, Quaken nt;

(inf) (pej) (doctor) → Quacksalber m

vi → schnattern, quaken

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quack [kwæk] n [of duck] → qua qua m inv;

(pej) (doctor) → ciarlatano/a

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quack¹

n quack [kwak]

the cry of a duck. kwaak صَوْت البَط крякане kvákání rappen das Quaken κρώξιμο πάπιας graznido prääks کواک کواک kaakatus couin-couin גִיעגוּעַ बतख की बोली gakanje hápogás bunyi itik garg, gagg qua qua ガーガー 꽥꽥 kryksmas, kryksėjimas pēkšķēšana bunyi kuek kwak, gekwaak gakk(ing), snadring, kvekking grasnido кряканье kvákanie kvakanje kvak snatter เสียงเป็ดร้อง (vak vak) ördek sesi (鴨子)呷呷叫聲 крякання, кахкання بطخوں کے چیخنے کی آواز tiếng kêu quàng quạc (鸭子)呷呷叫声

v

to make such a sound The ducks quacked noisily as they swam across the pond. kwaak يُبَطْبِط крякам kvákat rappe das Quaken κρώζω graznar prääksuma کواک کواک کردن kaakattaa faire couin-couin לְגַעגֵעַ बतख की बोली बोलना gakati hápog meleter garga, gagga fare qua qua ガーガー鳴く 꽥꽥 울다 krykti, kryksėti pēkšķēt menguek kwaken gakke, snadre, kvekke kwakać grasnar крякать kvákať kvakati kvakati snattra ร้องเป็นเป็ด vakvaklamak 呷呷地叫 крякати, кахкати بطخوں کے چیخنے جیسی آواز نکالنا kêu quàng quạc 呷呷地叫