Synonyms for duck
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
Other
drake, bow, bitch, friend, love, lame-duck, sport, sugar, faggot UK, fagot US, cove, darling, sweetheart
Verb
1. Dodge
dodge, put off, skirt, avoid, parry, sidestep, hedge, evade, fudge, shirk, elude, circumvent
2. Dip — to lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The flesh of a duck used as food.
- n. 2
A tightly-woven cotton or linen fabric, often used as sailcloth.
- v. 1
To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
- v. 2
To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
Choose the right word
To plunge is to immerse suddenly and violently, for which douse and duck are colloquial terms.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- bitch Ziri is the luckiest son of a bitch I've ever seen.
- bow Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| duck | rising | |
| bitch | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bow1, dip1
- 4 letters
- love1, dive1, cove1, dunk1
- 5 letters
- avoid2, bitch1, sport1, sugar2, drake1, skirt1, dodge1, hedge1, parry2, evade2, fudge1, elude2, shirk1, douse1
- 6 letters
- friend1, faggot2, plunge1
- 7 letters
- darling2, immerse2
- 8 letters
- sidestep2, duckmeat, sailduck
- 9 letters
- duckflesh, duckcloth
- 10 letters
- sweetheart2, circumvent3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avoid2 = 2 syllables).