English noun: duck |
1. | duck (animal) small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs |
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| Broader (hypernym) | anseriform bird |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Aix galericulata, Aix sponsa, Anas acuta, Anas clypeata, Anas penelope, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas rubripes, Aythya americana, Aythya ferina, Aythya valisineria, black duck, bluebill, broadbill, broadbill, Bucephela albeola, Bucephela clangula, bufflehead, butterball, Cairina moschata, canvasback, canvasback duck, dabbler, dabbling duck, dipper, diving duck, drake, duckling, goldeneye, mallard, mandarin duck, muscovy duck, musk duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, pin-tailed duck, pintail, pochard, quack-quack, redhead, ruddy duck, scaup, scaup duck, sea duck, sheldrake, shoveler, shoveller, summer duck, teal, whistler, widgeon, wigeon, wild duck, wood duck, wood widgeon |
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| Part holonym | duck, duck down |
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| Member meronym | Anatidae, family Anatidae |
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2. | duck (quantity) (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman |
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| Synonyms | duck's egg |
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| Broader (hypernym) | score |
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| Domain category | cricket |
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3. | duck (food) flesh of a duck (domestic or wild) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | poultry |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | duckling |
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| Part meronym | duck |
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4. | duck (artifact) a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cloth, fabric, material, textile |
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English verb: duck |
1. | duck (motion) to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away |
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| Samples | Before he could duck, another stone struck him.
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | move |
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2. | duck (motion) submerge or plunge suddenly |
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| Examples | The airplane is sure to duck |
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s PP |
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| Broader (hypernym) | dive, plunge, plunk |
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3. | duck (motion) dip into a liquid |
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| Samples | He dipped into the pool.
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| Synonyms | dip, douse |
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| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something PP |
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| Broader (hypernym) | dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse |
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4. | duck (communication) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
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| Samples | He dodged the issue. She skirted the problem. They tend to evade their responsibilities. He evaded the questions skillfully.
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| Synonyms | circumvent, dodge, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | avoid |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | beg, quibble |
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