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I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) dukke, gi en dukkert2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) bøye unnaII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) and2) (a female duck. See also drake.) and3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.)•- ducklingandIsubst. \/dʌk\/1) ( fugl i familien Anatidae) and2) ( zoologi) forklaring: hunnen hos ender3) (hverdagslig, om person) goding, skatt, kjæreste4) ( cricket) null poeng5) dukkert, dykk6) ( i boksing) dukking7) (amer., slang) snurrig fyr, krabatbreak one's duck scoreduck's arse (om frisyre, slang) anderumpeduck's ass (amer., om frisyre, slang) anderumpeduck's egg eller duck null (poeng) i cricketfine weather for (young) ducks ( hverdagslig) en regnværsdag, styrtregnhe's got duck's disease ( spøkefullt) han er kortbeint, han er kortvoksthe takes to it like a duck to water det går som en lek for ham, han har det som fisken i vannetlike a dying duck in a thunderstorm fullstendig hjelpeløs, som et hjelpeløst felike water off a duck's back som å skvette vann på gåsamake a duck få null poengplay ducks and drakes kaste smutt (flat stein som spretter på vannflaten)play ducks and drakes with money slå om seg med pengerplay ducks and drakes with something vende opp og ned på noeshe's a sweet old duck hun er en søt gammel damesitting duck lett offer, lett å treffeIIsubst. \/dʌk\/seildukducks flanellsbukserIIIsubst. \/dʌk\/( militærvesen) amfibielandingsfartøy, amfibiekjøretøyIVverb \/dʌk\/1) dykke ned, dukke (seg)2) bøye, bukke, nikke3) ( overført) bøye seg4) ( hverdagslig) trekke seg unna, unngå, stikke av (fra)5) ( kortspill) smyge6) ( boksing) dukkeduck out on trekke seg unna fra, unngå fra, stikke av fraduck under to bøye seg for
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play ducks and drakes with — or make ducks and drakes of phrasal to use recklessly ; squander < played ducks and drakes with his money > … New Collegiate Dictionary
play ducks and drakes with — waste money, squander money … English contemporary dictionary
ducks and drakes — noun a) A pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface. A kind of sport or play with an oister shell or stone throwne into the water, and making circles yer it sinke, etc. It is called a ducke and a drake … Wiktionary
waste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Gradual loss or decay Nouns 1. waste, wastage; dissipation; dispersion; ebb; leakage, loss; wear and tear; extravagance, wastefulness, prodigality, conspicuous consumption; waste of time; jeunesse dorée; … English dictionary for students
waste — v 1. squander, fritter away, fool away, dissipate, lose, misuse, misspend; expend, consume, use up, drain, exhaust, deplete; throw away, burn up, run through, go through, Sl. blow; disperse, scatter, spill, muddle away; splurge, lavish, play the… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
squander — v misspend, misuse, waste, dissipate, go or run through, Sl. blow; (all of time) kill, fritter or fool away, lose; spend recklessly, play ducks and drakes with, throw away, burn up, Sl. shoot one s wad, pour down the drain, throw good money after … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
