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Definition duck in British English

duck noun

noun
/dʌk/
1

a water bird with short legs, webbed feet (=with skin between the toes), and a large flat beak

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1.1

a female duck. The male is called a drake.

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1.2

the meat of a duck

Example

roast duck

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1.3

relating to ducks

Example

duck feathers

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2

a zero score by a batsman in a game of cricket

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3

used for talking to someone you like

Example

How are you, duck?

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4

to treat in a reckless or frivolous way

Example

Her husband was playing ducks and drakes with her fortune on the stock exchange.

Definition duck in British English