QUACK

Meaning of QUACK in English

(DISHONEST PERSON) [noun] [C] [disapproving] - a person who dishonestly pretends to have medical skills or knowledgeHe went to see a quack who said he could cure him with some kind of strange herbs.I can't believe that quack treatment will work.(UK and ANZ informal) A quack is also a doctor.Have you seen your quack about that cough?

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

QUACK — I. ˈkwak intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: imitative 1. : to make the characteristic cry of a duck 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUACK — (a.) Pertaining to or characterized by, boasting and pretension; used by quacks; pretending to cure diseases; as, a quack medicine; …
Английский словарь Webster
QUACK — (v. i.) To act the part of a quack, or pretender.
Английский словарь Webster
QUACK — ( v. i. ) To act the part of a quack, or pretender.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUACK — ( a. ) Pertaining to or characterized by, boasting and pretension; used by quacks; pretending to cure diseases; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUACK — quack 1 /kwak/ , n. 1. the harsh, throaty cry of a duck or any similar sound. v.i. 2. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUACK — I. ˈkwak intransitive verb Etymology: alteration of queck to quack, from Middle English queken, from queke, interjection, of imitative origin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUACK — vi to utter a sound like the cry of a duck. 2. quack ·vi to act the part of a …
Webster English vocab
QUACK — [quack] vi [alter. of queck to quack, fr. ME queken, fr. queke, interj., of imit. origin] (14c): to make the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUACK — quack BrE AmE kwæk ▷ quacked kwækt ▷ quacking ˈkwæk ɪŋ ▷ quacks kwæks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUACK — / kwæk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the sound that a duck makes 2. ( informal , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUACK — I. quack 1 /kwæk/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: From the sound ] to make the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUACK — n. 1 a an unqualified practiser of medicine. b (attrib.) of or characteristic of unskilled medical practice ( quack cure). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUACK — 1. v. & n. --n. the harsh sound made by ducks. --v.intr. 1. utter this sound. 2 colloq. talk loudly …
Oxford English vocab
QUACK — ( quacks, quacking, quacked) 1. If you call someone a quack or a quack doctor , you mean that they …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUACK — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If you call someone a ~ or a ~ doctor, you mean that they claim to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
QUACK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a duck quacks (= makes the sound ducks make ) ▪ The ducks on …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUACK — n. 25B6; noun a quack selling fake medicines : SWINDLER, charlatan, mountebank, trickster, fraud, fraudster, impostor, hoaxer, sharper; informal con …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUACK — n. 1 charlatan, impostor, pretender, fake(r), fraud, Colloq phoney or US also phony The quack diagnosed Franny as having appendicitis, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
QUACK — I 1. сущ. 1) кряканье (уток) 2) разг. кряква, утка 2. гл. 1) крякать; каркать; квакать 2) болтать, трещать II …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUACK — quack.ogg _I 1. kwæk n 1. кряканье ( уток ) 2. разг. кряква, утка 2. kwæk v 1. 1> крякать …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
QUACK — quack I 1. сущ.1) кряканье (уток) 2) разг. кряква, утка 2. гл.1) крякать; каркать; квакать 2) болтать, трещать II 1. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
QUACK — _I 1. kwæk n 1. кряканье ( уток ) 2. разг. кряква, утка 2. kwæk v 1. 1> крякать ( …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
QUACK — I 1. сущ. 1) кряканье ( уток ) 2) разг. кряква, утка 2. гл. 1) крякать; каркать; квакать 2) болтать, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
QUACK — I 1. сущ. 1) кряканье (уток) 2) разг. кряква, утка 2. гл. 1) крякать; каркать; квакать 2) болтать, трещать II 1. сущ. 1) знахарь; шарлатан quack doctor — врач-шарлатан quack medicine …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
QUACK — _I 1. _n. 1> кряканье (уток) 2> _собир. кряква, утка 2. _v. 1> крякать (об утках) 2> трещать, болтать _II …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
QUACK — I 1. n. 1. кряканье (уток) 2. собир. кряква, утка 2. v. 1. крякать (об утках) 2. трещать, болтать II …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
QUACK — _I kwæk 1. _n. 1> кряканье (уток) 2> _разг. кряква, утка 2. _v. 1> крякать (об утках) 2> трещать, болтать …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
QUACK — quack n AmE sl Got any quack on you? У тебя есть какие-нибудь таблетки?
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
QUACK — I 1. сущ. 1) кряканье (уток) 2) разг. кряква, утка 2. гл. 1) крякать; каркать; квакать 2) болтать, трещать II …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUACK — n. charlatan (-eríe); medicastro; v. coacar (-ada)
English interlingue dictionary
QUACK — doctor-doctor;kakak sa itik;kurandero;palsipikadong doktor
English-Visayan vocabulary
QUACK — I. intransitive verb Etymology: alteration of queck to ~, from Middle English queken, from queke, interjection, of imitative origin Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUACK — (n.) Hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind not possessed; a charlatan.
Английский словарь Webster
QUACK — (n.) A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.
Английский словарь Webster
QUACK — (n.) The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise.
Английский словарь Webster
QUACK — (v. i.) To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast.
Английский словарь Webster
QUACK — (v. i.) To utter a sound like the cry of a duck.
Английский словарь Webster
QUACK — ( v. i. ) To utter a sound like the cry of a duck.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUACK — ( v. i. ) To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUACK — ( n. ) The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUACK — ( n. ) Hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind not possessed; a charlatan.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUACK — ( n. ) A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUACK — adj. impersonating, posing; involved in deceit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUACK — v. produce a quacking sound like that of a duck; impersonate, pose as a professional (esp. a doctor); deceive, mislead
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUACK — n. one who practices medicine without having the proper qualifications; impostor, charlatan; sound made by a duck
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUACK — n. Function: adjective Date: 1653 : of, relating to, or used by quacks < quack cancer cures>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUACK — n. Function: noun Etymology: short for quacksalver Date: 1638 1 : CHARLATAN 2 2 : a pretender to medical skill …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUACK — n. Function: intransitive verb Etymology: 4 quack Date: 1628 : to act like a quack
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUACK — n. Function: noun Date: 1798 : a noise made by quacking
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUACK — n. Pronunciation: ' kwak Function: intransitive verb Etymology: alteration of queck to quack, from Middle English queken, from queke, interjection, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUACK — ~ 1 ■ noun the characteristic harsh sound made by a duck. ■ verb make this sound. Origin C16: imitative. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
QUACK — v. & n. --n. the harsh sound made by ducks. --v.intr. 1 utter this sound. 2 colloq. talk loudly and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUACK — n. 1 a an unqualified practiser of medicine. b (attrib.) of or characteristic of unskilled medical practice ( quack cure). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUACK — v. & n. n. the harsh sound made by ducks. v.intr. 1 utter this sound. 2 colloq. talk loudly and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUACK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUACK — An action beyond description. Example: Did anyone just see that quack?
Slang English vocab
QUACK — An ungraduated ignorant pretender to skill in physic, a vender of nostrums.
Slang English vocab
QUACK — n. Function: noun Synonyms: CHARLATAN , mountebank, quacksalver, quackster, saltimbanque Related Words: counterfeiter, pretender, shammer, simulator
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
QUACK — n. Charlatan, empiric, mountebank, impostor, pretender, humbug.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
QUACK — noun Synonyms: charlatan , mountebank, quacksalver, quackster, saltimbanque Related Word: counterfeiter, pretender, shammer, simulator
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUACK — verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
QUACK — verb Quack is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ duck
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
QUACK — See ↑ TRICK/DECEIVE 5
Longman Activator English vocab

Cambridge English vocab

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