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Noun, plural ducks, ( especially collectively for 1, 2 ) duck.

any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, esp. of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
the female of this bird, as distinguished from the male. Compare drake 1 .
the flesh of this bird, eaten as food.
Informal . person; individual
He's the queer old duck with the knee-length gaiters and walrus mustache.
a playing marble, esp. one that is not used as a shooter.
ducks, ( used with a singular verb ) British Slang . ducky 2 .
Cricket Slang .
failure of a batsman to score
to be out for a duck.
a player's score of zero
to be bowled for a duck. Compare goose egg

Idiom

water off a duck's back
something that has little or no effect
Our criticisms of his talk rolled off him like water off a duck's back.

Antonyms

verb
face , jump , meet

Synonyms

verb
bend , bob , bow , crouch , dip , dive , dodge , double , elude , escape , evade , fence , lower , lurch , move to side , parry , plunge , shirk , shun , shy , sidestep , stoop , submerge , hedge , skirt , burke , bypass , circumvent , eschew , get around , douse , dunk , immerge , immerse , souse , submerse , avoid , blackjack , canard , cringe , dabbler , drake , duckling , eider , gadwall , mallard , mandarin , merganser , peking , pintail , scaup , shelduck , shoveler , smew , tal , teal , wigeon
noun
dip , dunk , swim

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