duck - English → Finnish-Hungarian - Dictionary

n A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.

n An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.

n Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.

n (uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.

n (cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)

n A term of endearment

n (British|chiefly|East of the Pennines) dear | Dear, mate|Mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).

n (slang) A playing card with the rank of two.

n A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.

n A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.

n A marble to be shoot|shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.

v (intransitive) To lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

v (transitive) To lower (something) into water.

v (transitive) To lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

v (transitive) To try to evade doing something.

v (transitive) To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.

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