Mallardnoun
A common and widespread dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.
Duckverb
(intransitive) To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
Mallardnoun
A drake; the male of Anas boschas.
Duckverb
(transitive) To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
Mallardnoun
A large wild duck (Anas boschas) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also greenhead.
Duckverb
(transitive) To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
Mallardnoun
wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
Duckverb
(intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
Mallard
The mallard () or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. This duck belongs to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae.
Duckverb
(intransitive) To bow.
Duckverb
(transitive) To evade doing something.
Duckverb
(transitive) To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
Duckverb
To enter a place for a short moment.
‘I'm just going to duck into the loo for a minute, can you hold my bag?’;
Ducknoun
An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
Ducknoun
Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
Ducknoun
(uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
Ducknoun
(cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
Ducknoun
(slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
Ducknoun
A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.
Ducknoun
A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
‘A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly.’;
Ducknoun
A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
Ducknoun
(US) A cairn used to mark a trail.
Ducknoun
One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
Ducknoun
A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
Ducknoun
(in plural) Trousers made of such material.
Ducknoun
A term of endearment; pet; darling.
‘And hold-fast is the only dog, my duck (William Shakespeare - The Life of King Henry the Fifth, Act 2, Scene 3).’;
Ducknoun
(Midlands) Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
‘Ay up duck, ow'a'tha?’;
Ducknoun
A pet; a darling.
Ducknoun
A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter than canvas, - used for the lighter sails of vessels, the sacking of beds, and sometimes for men's clothing.
Ducknoun
The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates.
Ducknoun
Any bird of the subfamily Anatinæ, family Anatidæ.
Ducknoun
A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.
‘Here be, without duck or nod,Other trippings to be trod.’;
Duckverb
To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly withdraw.
‘Adams, after ducking the squire twice or thrice, leaped out of the tub.’;
Duckverb
To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing it; as, duck the boy.
Duckverb
To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward motion.
Duckverb
To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to dive; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to dip.
‘In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day.’;
Duckverb
To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow.
‘The learned pateDucks to the golden fool.’;
Ducknoun
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
Ducknoun
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
Ducknoun
flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
Ducknoun
a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
Duckverb
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away;
‘Before he could duck, another stone struck him’;
Duckverb
submerge or plunge suddenly
Duckverb
dip into a liquid;
‘He dipped into the pool’;
Duckverb
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’;
Ducknoun
a waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.
Ducknoun
a female duck.
Ducknoun
a duck as food
‘a tangy stew of duck, lamb, and sausage’;
Ducknoun
a pure white thin-shelled bivalve mollusc found off the Atlantic coasts of America.
Ducknoun
an amphibious transport vehicle
‘visitors can board an amphibious duck to explore the city’;
Ducknoun
a quick lowering of the head.
Ducknoun
dear; darling (used as an informal or affectionate form of address, especially among cockneys)
‘where've yer been, ducks!’; ‘it's time you changed, my duck’;
Ducknoun
a strong linen or cotton fabric, used chiefly for work clothes and sails
‘cotton duck’;
Ducknoun
trousers made of duck.
Ducknoun
a batsman's score of nought
‘he was out for a duck’;
Duckverb
lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow or missile or so as not to be seen
‘spectators ducked for cover’; ‘he ducked his head and entered’;
Duckverb
depart quickly
‘I thought I saw you duck out’;
Duckverb
avoid (a blow or missile) by moving quickly
‘he ducked a punch from an angry first baseman’;
Duckverb
evade or avoid (an unwelcome duty or undertaking)
‘a responsibility which a less courageous man might well have ducked’; ‘I was engaged twice and ducked out both times’;
Duckverb
push or plunge (someone) under water, either playfully or as a punishment
‘Rufus grabbed him from behind to duck him under the surface’;
Duckverb
refrain from playing a winning card on a particular trick for tactical reasons
‘declarer ducked the opening spade lead’;
Duck
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 also members of the same family.