Engelsk navneord: duck | |||
1. | duck (om dyr) small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | anseriform bird | ||
Mere specifikke termer | 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 | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | duck, duck down | ||
Tilhører disse overordnede termer | Anatidae, family Anatidae | ||
2. | duck (om mængde el. mål) (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | duck's egg | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | score | ||
Overordnet emneområde | cricket | ||
3. | duck (om mad) flesh of a duck (domestic or wild) | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | poultry | ||
Mere specifikke termer | duckling | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | duck | ||
4. | duck (om genstand) a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | cloth, fabric, material, textile | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: duck | |||
1. | duck (om bevægelse) to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Before he could duck, another stone struck him. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | move | ||
2. | duck (om bevægelse) submerge or plunge suddenly | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | The airplane is sure to duck | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | dive, plunge, plunk | ||
3. | duck (om bevægelse) dip into a liquid | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He dipped into the pool. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dip, douse | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse | ||
4. | duck (om kommunikation) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He dodged the issue. She skirted the problem. They tend to evade their responsibilities. He evaded the questions skillfully. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | circumvent, dodge, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | avoid | ||
Mere specifikke termer | beg, quibble | ||