āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¸, āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¸
a bird with short legs and a wide beak that naturally lives near or on water or is kept by humans for its eggs, meat, or feathers
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āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¸, āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸
meat of a duck, eaten as food
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She roasted a whole duck for the family dinner, seasoned with herbs and spices for added flavor.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻ¸āĻ˛āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ
a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
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āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¸, āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯
(cricket) a score of zero runs by a batsman in their innings
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The opener was bowled out for a duck in the first over.
āĻāĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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a term of endearment used to address someone affectionately
Dialect
British
BritishSlang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Do n't worry about it, duck, I've got you.
to duck
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āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to lower the head or body quickly as a gesture of avoidance or to avoid being hit
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the fireworks, the dog would often duck and hide under the bed.
āĻāĻ¤āĻļāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĨ¤
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āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to push or submerge someone or something under water
Transitive: to duck sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In the excitement of the game, he attempted to duck his friend beneath the ocean waves.
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĸā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to skillfully avoid an unwelcome duty, responsibility, or undertaking
Transitive: to duck a subject or responsibility
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite numerous requests, she managed to duck the tedious task of organizing the office files.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĄā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĄā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to quickly and momentarily dip or submerge into a liquid and then swiftly emerge
Intransitive: to duck somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
To clean off the mud, the dog would often duck into the shallow stream during their walks.
āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§, āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ
āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĄā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
