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1 ducking
1. n охота на диких уток2. n ныряние; погружение3. n ныряние головой вперёд4. n нагибание; наклон головы, увёртывание5. n «нырок»Синонимический ряд:1. immersion (noun) dip; immersion; plunge; soaking2. dipping (verb) dipping; dousing; dunking; immersing; sousing; stooping; submerging; submersing3. dodging (verb) dodging; fencing; parrying; shirking; sidestepping4. escaping (verb) avoiding; bilking; bypassing; doubling; eluding; escaping; eschewing; evading; get around; shunning; shying; side-stepping -
2 dodging
1. n уклонение от удара2. n фото, кино получение комбинированного изображенияСинонимический ряд:1. avoidance (noun) avoidance; escape; evasion2. avoiding (verb) avoiding; eluding; escaping; evading; shunning; side-stepping3. ducking (verb) ducking; fencing; parrying; shirking; sidestepping4. equivocating (verb) equivocating; pussyfooting; shuffling; tergiversating; weaseling5. hedging (verb) bypassing; circumventing; get around; hedging; side-stepping; skirting -
3 duck
I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) give en dukkert2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) dukkeII 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.)•- duckling* * *I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) give en dukkert2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) dukkeII 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.)•- duckling -
4 duck
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verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) hundir, sumergir2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) agachar
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plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) pato2) (a female duck. See also drake.) pata3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.)•- ducklingduck1 n patoduck2 vb agacharse / agachar la cabezatr[dʌk]1 (bend down) agacharse; (hide) esconderse1 (head) agachar, bajar2 (in water) hundir, sumergir, zambullir3 (dodge - duty, responsibility) evadir, eludir; (- question) eludir, esquivar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto duck out of something escabullirse de algo————————tr[dʌk]1 (bird) pato,-a2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL pato4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in cricket) cero\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be like water off a duck's back serle indiferente a unoto take to something like a duck to water adaptarse bien a algoduck ['dʌk] vt1) lower: agachar, bajar (la cabeza)2) plunge: zambullir3) evade: eludir, evadirduck vito duck down : agacharsen.• capuz s.m.• dril s.m.• esguince s.m.• pato s.m.• regate s.m.• ánade s.m.v.• agacharse v.• huir v.• regatear v.• sumergir v.• zambullir v.• zampuzar v.dʌk
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noun pato, -ta m,fto take to something like a duck to water: he took to skiing like a duck to water — empezó a esquiar como si lo hubiera hecho toda la vida; water I 1)
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vt1) ( lower) \<\<head\>\> agachar, bajar2) ( submerge) hundir3) ( dodge) \<\<question\>\> eludir, esquivar; \<\<responsibility\>\> evadir, eludir•Phrasal Verbs:- duck out
I [dʌk]1. N(pl ducks or duck)1) (Orn) pato m; (female) pata fto be a dead duck —
- play ducks and drakes- take to sth like a duck to waterlame 4., water 1., 1)2) (Cricket) cero mto make a duck, be out for a duck — (Brit) ser eliminado a cero
3) (=movement) (under water) zambullida f; (to escape, avoid) agachada f; (Boxing) finta f, esquiva f4) * (as form of address)yes, duck(s) — (Brit) sí, cariño
2. VT1) (=plunge in water) [+ person, head] zambullir2) (=lower)3) (=avoid) [+ problem, question] eludir, esquivar3.VI (also: duck down) agacharse, agachar la cabeza; (in fight) esquivar el golpe; (under water) sumergirse4.CPDduck soup * N (US) (fig) —
it's just duck soup — es pan comido, es coser y cantar
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[dʌk]N (US) dril m* * *[dʌk]
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noun pato, -ta m,fto take to something like a duck to water: he took to skiing like a duck to water — empezó a esquiar como si lo hubiera hecho toda la vida; water I 1)
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vt1) ( lower) \<\<head\>\> agachar, bajar2) ( submerge) hundir3) ( dodge) \<\<question\>\> eludir, esquivar; \<\<responsibility\>\> evadir, eludir•Phrasal Verbs:- duck out -
5 duck
1. nounwild duck — Wildente, die
take to something like a duck to water — bei etwas gleich in seinem Element sein
2) (Brit. coll.): (dear)[my] duck — Schätzchen
3) (Cricket)2. intransitive verb1) (bend down) sich [schnell] ducken3. transitive verb1)duck somebody [in water] — jemanden untertauchen
2)duck one's head — den Kopf einziehen
* * *I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) untertauchen2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) sich duckenII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) die Ente2) (a female duck. See also drake.)3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) die Null•- academic.ru/22752/duckling">duckling* * *[dʌk]I. nPeking \duck Pekingente fto be out for [or to make] a \duck keinen Punkt erzielento break a \duck den ersten Punkt erzielen5.he took to fatherhood like a \duck to water er war der geborene VaterII. vi1. (lower head)to \duck [down] sich akk ducken2. (plunge)to \duck out of sight sich akk versteckenIII. vtto \duck one's head den Kopf einziehen2. (avoid)he managed to \duck the blows es gelang ihm, den Schlägen auszuweichen; ( fig)to \duck one's duties/responsibility sich akk vor seinen Pflichten/vor der Verantwortung drückento \duck an issue einer Frage ausweichen* * *I [dʌk]1. n1) (bird) Ente froast duck — gebratene Ente, Entenbraten m
to play ducks and drakes with sth ( Brit : = squander ) — mit etw furchtbar aasen (inf)
2)See:= duckie3)a funny-looking old duck ( dated esp Brit inf ) — eine komische alte Tante (inf)
4) (MIL inf) Amphibienfahrzeug nt5) (CRICKET)he made or scored a duck — er hat keinen Punkt gemacht
2. vi1) sich duckenhe ducked down out of sight — er duckte sich, so dass or sodass man ihn nicht mehr sehen konnte
he ducked under the water — er tauchte ( im Wasser) unter
they ducked for cover — sie duckten sich, um in Deckung zu gehen
2)3. vt1) (= push under water) untertauchen2)3) (= avoid) difficult question, blow, challenge ausweichen (+dat); responsibility sich drücken vor (+dat) (inf)IIn2) pl Segeltuchhosen pl* * *duck1 [dʌk] s1. pl ducks, besonders koll duck ORN Ente f:feel like a duck out of water umg sich wie ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen fühlen;look like a dying duck (in a thunderstorm) umg dumm aus der Wäsche schauen;it ran off him ( oder it was) like water off a duck’s back umg es lief an ihm ab, es ließ ihn völlig gleichgültig;can a duck swim? umg dumme Frage!;take to sth like a duck (takes) to water umg sich bei etwas sofort in seinem Element oder wie zu Hause fühlen;a fine day for (young) ducks umg ein regnerischer Tag;2. (weibliche) Ente3. Ente(nfleisch) f(n):roast duck gebratene Ente, Entenbraten m4. auch pl (als sg konstruiert) Br umg (besonders von Frauen gebraucht)hello, duck! hallo, Süßer! (Prostituierte)b) Schatz m:he’s a nice old duck er ist ein richtiger Schatz;a duck of a car ein süßer Wagen5. umg Vogel m (Person):6. break one’s duck fig seinen ersten Erfolg erzielenduck2 [dʌk]A v/i1. (rasch) (unter)tauchenduck low zu tief abducken3. sich verbeugen ( to sb vor jemandem)a) verduften,b) fig sich drücken (of vor dat)B v/t1. (unter)tauchen2. ducken:duck one’s head den Kopf ducken oder einziehen3. a) einen Schlag abduckenb) umg sich drücken vor (dat), einer Frage ausweichenC s1. rasches (Unter)Tauchen2. Ducken n3. (kurze) Verbeugungduck3 [dʌk] s1. Segeltuch n, Sackleinwand fduck4 [dʌk] s MIL, HIST Amphibien-Lastkraftwagen m* * *1. nounwild duck — Wildente, die
it was [like] water off a duck's back — (fig.) das lief alles an ihm/ihr usw. ab
2) (Brit. coll.): (dear)[my] duck — Schätzchen
3) (Cricket)2. intransitive verb1) (bend down) sich [schnell] ducken3. transitive verb1)duck somebody [in water] — jemanden untertauchen
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6 dip
1. n погружение; окунание; макание2. n разг. купание3. n погружение, углублениеto have a dip in a book — заглянуть в книгу; пробежать книгу
4. n спец. обработка погружением5. n раствор; протрава6. n разг. соус, подливка7. n маканая свеча8. n приспущенное положение флагаat the dip — в приспущенном положении, приспущенный
9. n впадина, углубление10. n уклон; откос11. n геол. падение12. n провес13. n прогиб14. n наклонение видимого горизонтаangle of dip — угол магнитного наклонения; магнитная широта
15. n глубина погружения16. n резкое падение высоты, «нырок»17. n сл. вор-карманник18. n сл. очистка карманов19. n сл. сл. алкаш, пьянчужка20. v погружать; окунать; макать21. v погружаться; окунаться22. v бегло знакомиться23. v погружаться; углубляться24. v «залезать»; использоватьthey only keep going by dip ping into capital saved from better years — они сводят концы с концами исключительно за счёт сбережений, сделанных в лучшие годы
25. v погружать в растворa dress dipped in purple — платье, окрашенное в фиолетовый цвет
26. v мыть в дезинфицирующем растворе; дезинфицировать; обеззараживать27. v дубить; изготовлять дублением; протравливать28. v макать, изготовлять повторным опусканием29. v лудить30. v доставать, черпать; вычерпывать31. v приспускатьto dip the colours — салютовать флагом; приспускать флаг
32. v опускать, спускать33. v наклонять34. v авт. опускать, наклонять35. v опускаться; скрываться, прятатьсяthe sun dips below the horizon — солнце уходит за горизонт, солнце прячется
36. v ав. резко терять высоту37. v идти под уклон, уходить вниз38. v падать, понижатьсяoil contracts dipped below 30 dollars per barrel — цена на нефть упала ниже тридцати долларов за баррель
39. v геол. понижаться, падать40. v спорт. делать мах назад через упор на согнутых руках41. v удить рыбу42. v церк. пренебр. погружать в купель, креститьСинонимический ряд:1. depression (noun) basin; concavity; depression; hollow; sag; sink; sinkage; sinkhole2. fall (noun) bath; decline; declivity; descent; dive; downslide; downswing; downtrend; downturn; drop; drop-off; fall; falloff; plunge; sink; skid; slide; slip; slump; swim; tumble3. immersion (noun) ducking; immersion; soaking4. dive (verb) descend; dive; fall; fall off; nose-dive; plummet; plunge; skid; slump; tumble5. drop (verb) decline; drop; go down; incline; recede; set; sink; slip; slope; subside6. immerse (verb) baptise; baptize; douse; duck; dunk; immerse; slosh; souse; steep; stoop; submerge; submerse7. scoop (verb) bail; bale; lade; ladle; scoop; scoop up; spoon8. swerve (verb) sheer; skew; slue; swerve; train off; veerАнтонимический ряд:climb; emerge; mound; pour; rise -
7 doubling
1. n удвоение, удваивание, сдваивание2. n возрастание или увеличение вдвое3. n складывание4. n складка5. n внезапный поворот, петля6. n петляние7. n уловка, увёртка, хитрость8. n уклончивость9. n двоедушие, лицемерие10. n геральд. подкладка11. n мор. деревянная обшивка кнехтов; дополнительный слой обшивки12. n мор. ремонт деревянной обшивки13. n мор. спец. дублирование14. n мор. спец. повторная операция15. n мор. текст. кручение, сучение, сдваиваниеСинонимический ряд:1. two (adj.) complemented; corresponded; coupled; identical; matched; second; twin; two; twofold2. dubbing (verb) dubbing3. duplicating (verb) duping; duplicating; redoubling4. escaping (verb) avoiding; bilking; ducking; eluding; escaping; eschewing; evading; shunning; shying5. folding (verb) folding; pleating6. reversing (verb) about-facing; reversing -
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1. n прыжок в воду2. n душСинонимический ряд:1. dipping (verb) dipping; ducking; dunking; immersing; submerging; submersing2. quenching (verb) extinguishing; outing; put out; putting out; quenching; snuffing3. removing (verb) doffing; putting off; removing; taking off4. splashing (verb) slopping; sloshing; spattering; splashing; splattering; splurging5. wetting (verb) deluging; drenching; drowning; saturating; soaking; sopping; sousing; wetting -
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1. n погружение, окунание; макание2. n опускание, понижение3. n едкая жидкость, едкий раствор; дезинфицирующий составСинонимический ряд:1. stooping (adj.) bending; bowing; curtsying; stooping; wavering2. bailing (verb) bailing; lading; ladling; scoop up; scooping3. dousing (verb) dousing; ducking; dunking; immersing; sousing; stooping; submerging; submersing4. falling (verb) declining; descending; diving; dropping; fall off; falling; going down; plummeting; plunging; setting; sinking; skidding; slumping; tumbling5. swerving (verb) sheering; skewing; sluing; swerving; training off; veering -
10 shirking
уклоняться; уклонение; уклоняющийсяСинонимический ряд:1. wasting time (adj.) evading; goofing off; letting down; letting up; loafing; putting in time; slacking; slowing down; wasting time2. dodging (verb) dodging; ducking; fencing; parrying; sidestepping3. lounging (verb) idling; lazing; loafing; loitering; lounging4. neglecting (verb) disregarding; neglecting5. sneaking (verb) creeping; gliding; lurking; pussyfooting; skulking; sliding; slinking; slipping; sneaking; stealing -
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бросать; бросок; бросающийСинонимический ряд:1. demurring (verb) balking; boggling; demurring; gagging; jibbing; scrupling; sticking; stickling; straining; stumbling2. escaping (verb) avoiding; bilking; doubling; ducking; eluding; escaping; eschewing; evading; shunning3. firing (verb) casting; firing; flinging; heaving; hurling; pitching; slinging; throwing; tossing4. starting (verb) blenching; flinching; quailing; recoiling; shrinking; starting; wincing -
12 submerging
1. погружение; затопление2. погружать; погружение; погружающийсяСинонимический ряд:1. flood (noun) deluge; drowning; flood; high tide; inundation; outpouring; overflowing; tidal wave; torrent2. deluging (verb) deluging; drowning; engulfing; flooding; inundating; overflowing; overwhelming; swamping3. dipping (verb) dipping; dousing; ducking; dunking; immersing; sousing4. hiding (verb) burying; hiding; obscuring5. sinking (verb) foundering; going down; going under; sinking; submersing -
13 duck
I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) potopiti (se)2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) skloniti se, skriti seII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) raca2) (a female duck. See also drake.) raca3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) ničla (pri kriketu)•- duckling* * *I [dʌk]nounzoology raca; amfibijsko vozilo; colloquially srček, ljubček; očarljiva oseba; American military našiv; bankrotnik, dolžnik; invalid; colloquially nič, ničla (kriket)a lame duck — dolžnik; invalidlike a duck in a thunderstorm — potrt, otožen; zgubljento play ( —ali make) ducks and drakes — metati žabice (na vodni gladini); zapravljatilike water off a duck's back — brez učinka, kot bob ob stenocolloquially a duck of a — očarljiv(to take to s.th.) like a duck to water — (lotiti se česa) z veseljem, brez obotavljanjaduck's egg sport nič, nobena točka (kriket)II [dʌk]intransitive verb & transitive verbpočeniti, počepati; hitro glavo skloniti, ukloniti se; potapljati, potopiti (se); race loviticolloquially prikloniti se; slang to duck out — popihati joIII [dʌk]nounnagla sklonitev, počep, potopitevIV [dʌk]nounvrsta surovega platna; plural hlače iz takega blagaV [dʌk]nouncolloquially izkrcevalni čoln za amfibije -
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погружать; погружениеСинонимический ряд:1. baptizing (verb) aspersing; baptizing; christening; sprinkling2. dipping (verb) dipping; dousing; ducking; dunking; sousing; submerging; submersing3. engaging (verb) busying; engaging; engrossing; occupying; soaking -
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n шаг в сторонуСинонимический ряд:1. dodging (verb) dodging; ducking; fencing; parrying; shirking2. equivocating (verb) equivocating; evading; hedging; pussyfooting; shuffling; tergiversating; weaseling3. skirting (verb) bypassing; circumventing; skirting -
16 duck
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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1. шундирование; шундирующий2. шунтировать; обход; объездСинонимический ряд:1. avoiding (verb) avoiding; ducking; eluding; escaping; evading; shunning2. hedging (verb) circumnavigating; circumventing; detouring; dodging; get around; go around; hedging; sidestepping; side-stepping; skirting -
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1. n бот. хлопчатникupland cotton — хлопчатник «упланд»
2. n хлопок3. n вата4. n хлопчатая бумага5. n бумажная ткань6. n одежда из бумажной ткани7. n бумажная нитка; хлопчатобумажная пряжа8. n бот. опушение, пушок, ворсистость9. n сл. бензедрин10. a хлопковый11. a хлопчатобумажный12. v разг. ладить, уживатьсяgradually all cottoned together and plunged into conversation — постепенно неловкость исчезла, и завязался непринуждённый разговор
13. v разг. согласоваться, гармонировать14. v разг. привязаться, полюбить; пристраститьсяСинонимический ряд:1. thread (noun) cord; fibre; filament; strand; string; thread; twine; yarn2. baby (verb) baby; cater to; cocker; coddle; cosset; humor; indulge; mollycoddle; pamper; spoil3. fawn (verb) apple-polish; bootlick; brown-nose; cower; cringe; crouch; curry favor; fawn; grovel; honey up; kowtow; slaver; stoop; toady; truckle -
19 escaping
Синонимический ряд:1. escape (noun) avoidance; breakout; come-off; departure; elusion; escape; escapement; eschewal; evasion; flight; getaway; hegira; lam; leave; release; retreat; runaround; shunning; slip2. avoiding (verb) avoiding; bilking; bypassing; dodging; doubling; ducking; eluding; eschewing; evading; get around; shunning; shying; slip away3. flying (verb) absconding; break out; breaking; decamping; fleeing; flying; get away; run away; skipping -
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1. n огораживание; ограждение2. n изгородь, забор, ограда3. n материал для изгородей4. n фехтованиеto practise fencing, to go in for fencing — заниматься фехтованием
5. n борьба, спор6. n сл. укрывательство краденогоСинонимический ряд:1. spiked fence wire (noun) barbed wire; barbwire; galvanized wire; picket wire; spiked fence wire; wire fence2. dodging (verb) dodging; ducking; parrying; shirking; sidestepping3. enclosing (verb) caging; close in; closing in; cooping; corralling; enclosing; enveloping; hedging; hemming; immuring; mewing; partitioning; penning; shut in; shutting in; walling
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Cucking stool — Ducking stool at Leominster. Last used in 1809 … Wikipedia
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duck — [[t]dʌ̱k[/t]] ducks, ducking, ducked 1) N VAR A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and a large flat beak. Chickens and ducks scratch around the outbuildings. N UNCOUNT Duck is the flesh of this bird when it is eaten… … English dictionary
duck — I. noun (plural ducks) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English duk, doke, from Old English dūce Date: before 12th century 1. or plural duck a. any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs… … New Collegiate Dictionary
responsibility — noun 1 being responsible ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, total ▪ awesome, big, enormous, grave, great, heavy … Collocations dictionary
duck — I. /dʌk / (say duk) noun (plural ducks, duck) 1. any of numerous wild or domesticated aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterised by a broad, flat bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a squat… …
Folk etymology — This article is about a technical term in linguistics. For incorrect popular etymologies, see false etymology. Folk etymology is change in a word or phrase over time resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar… … Wikipedia
duck — 1 noun 1 BIRD (C) a very common water bird with short legs and a wide beak that is used for its meat, eggs, and soft feathers 2 FEMALE BIRD (C) a female duck 3 MEAT (U) the meat of this bird used as food: roast duck with orange sauce 4 take to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
duck out — ˌduck ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they duck out he/she/it ducks out present participle ducking out past tense … Useful english dictionary
Sandbag — A sandbag (floodbag) is a sack made of burlap, polypropylene or other materials that is filled with sand or soil and used for such purposes as flood control, military fortification, shielding glass windows in war zones and ballast. Advantages are … Wikipedia