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duck ¹  (dk)

n.

1. Any of various wild or domesticated swimming birds of the family Anatidae, characteristically having a broad, flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet.

2. A female duck.

3. The flesh of a duck used as food.

4. Slang A person, especially one thought of as peculiar.

5. Chiefly British A dear. Often used in the plural with a singular verb.

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[Middle English doke, from Old English dce, possibly from *dcan, to dive; see duck².]

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duck ²  (dk)

v. ducked, duck·ing, ducks

v.tr.

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 suddenly under water. See Synonyms at dip.

4. Games To deliberately play a card that is lower than (an opponent's card).

v.intr.

1. To lower the head or body.

2. To move swiftly, especially so as to escape being seen: ducked behind a bush.

3. To submerge the head or body briefly in water.

4. To evade a responsibility or obligation. Often used with out: duck out on one's family.

5. Games To lose a trick by deliberately playing lower than one's opponent.

n.

1. A quick lowering of the head or body.

2. A plunge into water.

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[Middle English douken, to dive, possibly from Old English *dcan; akin to Middle Low German and Middle Dutch dken.]

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ducker n.

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duck ³  (dk)

n.

1. A durable, closely woven heavy cotton or linen fabric.

2. ducks Clothing made of duck, especially white trousers.

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[Dutch doek, cloth, from Middle Dutch doec.]

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duck ¹

Noun

pl ducks or duck

1. a water bird with short legs, webbed feet, and a broad blunt bill

2. the flesh of this bird used for food

3. the female of such a bird

4. Cricket a score of nothing

5. like water off a duck's back without effect: I reprimanded him but it was like water off a duck's back [Old English dūce]

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duck ²

Verb

1. to move (the head or body) quickly downwards, to escape being seen or avoid a blow

2. to plunge suddenly under water

3. Informal to dodge (a duty or responsibility) [Middle English]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs anseriform bird - chiefly web-footed swimming birds Anatidae, family Anatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks drake - adult male of a wild or domestic duck quack-quack - child's word for a duck duckling - young duck diving duck - any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food dabbling duck, dabbler - any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling Anas platyrhynchos, mallard - wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed Anas rubripes, black duck - a dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada teal - any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America Anas penelope, widgeon, wigeon - freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals Anas clypeata, shoveler, shoveller, broadbill - freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill Anas acuta, pin-tailed duck, pintail - long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers sheldrake - Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill Oxyura jamaicensis, ruddy duck - reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America Bucephela albeola, bufflehead, butterball, dipper - small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage Bucephela clangula, goldeneye, whistler - large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions Aythya valisineria, canvasback, canvasback duck - North American wild duck valued for sport and food Aythya ferina, pochard - heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head Aythya americana, redhead - North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head bluebill, scaup, scaup duck, broadbill - diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill wild duck - an undomesticated duck (especially a mallard) Aix sponsa, summer duck, wood duck, wood widgeon - showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees Aix galericulata, mandarin duck - showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated Cairina moschata, muscovy duck, musk duck - large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated sea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser duck down - down of the duck duck - flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
	2.	duck - (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman duck's egg cricket - a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"
	3.	duck - flesh of a duck (domestic or wild) duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food duckling - flesh of a young domestic duck
	4.	duck - a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Verb	1.	duck - to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	2.	duck - submerge or plunge suddenly dive, plunge, plunk - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
	3.	duck - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" douse, dip dip, dunk, souse, douse, plunge - immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
	4.	duck - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" evade, hedge, sidestep, skirt, parry, fudge, circumvent, dodge, elude, put off beg - dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion" quibble - evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"

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duck

verb 1. bob, drop, lower, bend, bow, dodge, crouch, stoop

verb 2. (Informal) dodge, avoid, escape, evade, elude, sidestep, circumvent, shirk, body-swerve Scot.

verb 3. dunk, wet, plunge, dip, submerge, immerse, douse, souse

Translations

duck [dʌk] n → pato

vi → agacharse

vt (= plunge in water) → zambullir

duck [dʌk] n → canard m

vi → se baisser vivement, baisser subitement la tête

vt → plonger dans l'eau

duck [dʌk] n → Ente f

vi (also: duck down) → sich ducken

vt (blow) → ausweichen +dat;

(duty, responsibility) → aus dem Weg gehen +dat

duck [dʌk] n → anatra

vi → abbassare la testa

vt → spingere sotto (acqua)

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duck¹

v duck [dak]

1 to push briefly under water They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool. ontwyk يُسْقِطُ في الماء гмуркам (се) ponořit (se) give en dukkert untertauchen βουτώ κπ. στο νερό hundir, sumergir vee alla va- jutama زیر آب کردن painaa upoksiin plonger dans l'eau, faire boire la tasse לִטבּוֹל לְרֶגָע डुबकी zagnjuriti se lenyom (vízbe) membenamkan kaffæra, dÿfa mettere sott'acqua* ひょいと水に押し込む 물속에 (머리를) 넣었다 쑥 내밀다; 물속에 (머리를) 처박다 murkdyti ienirt; pagrūst (zem ūdens) membenamkan kopje onder duwen dukke, gi en dukkert wpychać pod wodę, `przytapiać` mergulhar a (se) cufunda окунать ponoriť (sa) potopiti (se) zagnjuriti doppa ดำน้ำ (suya) dal(dır) mak 把(人等)猛按入水中 поринати غوطہ کھا کر ابھرنا یا غوطہ کھلانا dìm nhanh xuống nước 把（人等）猛按入水中

2 to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow He ducked as the ball came at him. koes يَحْني رَأْسَه لِيَتَفادى الضَّرْبَه навеждам (се) sehnout hlavu dukke sich ducken σκύβω agachar kiiresti kummardama جا خالی دادن kumartua nopeasti se baisser brusquement לְהִתכּוֹפֵף प्रहार से बचने के लिए अचानक सिर झुका लेना saginjati se na jaki udarac behúzza a nyakát menghindari beygja sig chinarsi 頭をひょいと下げる (피하기 위해) 머리를 낮추다, 몸을 피하다 pasilenkti izvairīties (no sitiena) tunduk wegduiken bøye unna zrobić unik abaixar-se a se feri увернуться zohnúť sa skloniti se, skriti se pognuti se ducka หลบ eğilmek, başını eğmek 突然低下頭閃避(某物) ухилятися سر جھکا کر وار بچانا chúi đầu xuống 突然低下头闪避（某物）