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Antonyms for duck

Grammar : Verb
Spell : duhk
Phonetic Transcription : dʌk

Definition of duck

Origin :
  • waterfowl, Old English duce (found only in genitive ducan) "a duck," literally "a ducker," presumed to be from Old English *ducan "to duck, dive" (see duck (v.)). Replaced Old English ened as the name for the bird, this being from PIE *aneti-, the root of the "duck" noun in most Indo-European languages.
  • In the domestic state the females greatly exceed in number, hence duck serves at once as the name of the female and of the race, drake being a specific term of sex. [OED]
  • As a term of endearment, attested from 1580s. duck-walk is 1930s; duck soup "anything easily done" is by 1899. Duck's ass haircut is from 1951. Ducks-and-drakes, skipping flat stones on water, is from 1580s; the figurative sense of "throwing something away recklessly" is c.1600.
  • verb drop down; avoid
Example sentences :
  • He was just about to duck the little one a second time when Will arrived.
  • Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • Ordinarily no duck could have been more indifferent to a rain storm than herself.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Place a layer of them in a stew-pan; then put in the duck and cover it with ham.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • In the meantime, have ready two sets of goose-giblets, or four of duck.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • This was called a “cucking-stool,” and was used to duck scolds or brawlers.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • Pour a little gravy round the duck, and serve the rest in a tureen.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • A sharp knife, Babette, for these teal––a duck should be cut, not torn.
  • Extract from : « Captain Brand of the "Centipede" » by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
  • After very nicely cleaning goose or duck giblets, and removing the thick membrane from the gizzards, stew them, in a little water.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • The duck was a drake, but the stork didn't mind, and they loved each other and were as jolly as could be.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
  • So they looked about and found a duck, and introduced it to the stork.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame

Synonyms for duck

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