DUCK

Meaning of DUCK in English

A lame duck; an Exchange-alley phrase for a stock-jobber, who either cannot or will not pay his losses, or, differences, in which case he is said to WADDLE OUT OF THE ALLEY, as he cannot appear there again till his debts are settled and paid; should he attempt it, he would be hustled out by the fraternity.

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DUCK — I Any of various relatively small, short-necked, large-billed waterfowl (several genera in subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae). The legs of true …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK — I. ˈdək noun ( plural ducks ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English duk, doke, from Old English dūce Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUCK — noun a pet; a darling. 2. duck ·noun the light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates. 3. duck ·vt …
Webster English vocab
DUCK — [duck] n, pl ducks often attrib [ME duk, doke, fr. OE duce] (bef. 12c) 1 or pl duck a: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUCK — (from Dutch doek, cloth), any of a broad range of strong, durable, plainwoven fabrics made originally from tow yarns and …
Britannica English vocabulary
DUCK — / dʌk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( pl. ducks or duck ) [ C ] a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCK — I. duck 1 S3 /dʌk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: duce ] 1 . [countable] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
DUCK — ( ducks, ducking, ducked) 1. A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a duck pond dead duck ▪ He admitted that the whole project was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUCK — (MOVE) [verb] - to move (your head or the top part of your body) quickly down, esp. to avoid being …
Cambridge English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DUCK — I duck сущ.1) утка ducks quack — утки крякают ducks waddle — утки переваливаются duck tail — утиный хвост; перен. …
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DUCK — I dʌk сущ. 1) утка ducks quack — утки крякают ducks waddle — утки переваливаются duck tail — утиный хвост; …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DUCK — I [¬…°] duck.wav сущ. 1) утка ducks quack — утки крякают ducks waddle — утки переваливаются duck tail — утиный хвост; вихор, хохолок duck's weather, fine …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
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DUCK — _I _n. 1> утка 2> утиное мясо 3> _ласк. голубушка; душка 4> _собир. растратчик; банкрот 5> _собир. парень 6> _воен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DUCK — I n. 1. утка 2. утиное мясо 3. ласк. голубушка; душка 4. собир. растратчик; банкрот 5. собир. парень 6. воен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DUCK — _I dʌk _n. 1> утка 2> утиное мясо 3> _ласк. голубушка; душка 4> _разг. растратчик; банкрот 5> _разг. парень 6> …
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Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
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Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
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Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUCK — (bird) anate; v. clinar se, bassar se; (immerse) merser
English interlingue dictionary
DUCK — duko;itik;pato
English-Visayan vocabulary
DUCK — I. noun (plural ~s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English duk, doke, from Old English dūce Date: before 12th century …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUCK — (v. t.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae.
Английский словарь Webster
DUCK — (v. i.) To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow.
Английский словарь Webster
DUCK — (v. i.) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to dive; to plunge the head in water …
Английский словарь Webster
DUCK — (v. t.) To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward motion.
Английский словарь Webster
DUCK — (v. t.) To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing it; as, duck the boy.
Английский словарь Webster
DUCK — (v. t.) To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly withdraw.
Английский словарь Webster
DUCK — (n.) The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates.
Английский словарь Webster
DUCK — (n.) A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter than canvas, -- used for the lighter sails of vessels, …
Английский словарь Webster
DUCK — (n.) A pet; a darling.
Английский словарь Webster
DUCK — ( v. t. ) To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly withdraw.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK — ( v. t. ) To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing it; as, duck the boy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK — ( v. t. ) To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward motion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK — ( v. t. ) Any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK — ( v. t. ) A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK — ( v. i. ) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to dive; to plunge the head …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK — ( v. i. ) To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK — ( n. ) The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK — ( n. ) A pet; a darling.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK — ( n. ) A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter than canvas, -- used for the lighter sails …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK — v. thrust under water, dunk, immerse; crouch, stoop, dodge
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DUCK — n. type of swimming bird; score of zero; sweetheart, love (term of endearment); bending over
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DUCK — n. river duck puddle duck dabbling duck eider duck duck billed platypus black duck cold duck dead duck diving duck …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DUCK — n. Function: noun Etymology: Dutch doek cloth; akin to Old High German tuoh cloth Date: 1640 1 : a durable …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DUCK — n. Function: noun Date: 1554 : an instance of ducking
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DUCK — n. Function: verb Etymology: Middle English douken; akin to Old High German t ū hhan to dive, Old English d …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DUCK — n. Pronunciation: ' d ə k Function: noun Inflected Form: plural ducks Usage: often attrib Etymology: Middle English duk, doke, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DUCK — ~ 1 ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a waterbird with a broad, blunt bill, short legs, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DUCK — duck, Duck BrE AmE dʌk ▷ ducked dʌkt (= duct) ▷ ducking ˈdʌk ɪŋ ▷ ducks dʌks ▶ ˈ ducking …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DUCK — n. colloq. an amphibious landing-craft. [DUKW, its official designation]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUCK — n. 1 a strong untwilled linen or cotton fabric used for small sails and the outer clothing of sailors. 2 …
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Slang English vocab

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