DUCK


Meaning of DUCK in English

I

n.

1) ~ s quack; waddle

2) a young ~ is a ~ling

3) a male ~ is a drake

4) ( misc. ) to take to like a ~ takes to water ('to adapt to smt. quickly and easily')

II

v.

1) ( d ; intr. ) ('to move quickly') to ~ into (we ~ed into the nearest building)

2) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ out of ('to evade') (to ~ out of an obligation)

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.