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chance the ducks

chance the ducks verb: to take a risk.

Verb

chance the ducks (third-person singular simple present chances the ducks, present participle chancing the ducks, simple past and past participle chanced the ducks)

  1. (dated, slang) To take a risk.

Forms of chance the ducks

third-person singular presentchances the ducks
present participlechancing the ducks
past participlechanced the ducks
pastchanced the ducks

Questions about chance the ducks

What does chance the ducks mean?
Chance the ducks means to take a risk.
What part of speech is chance the ducks?
Chance the ducks is a verb.
What is the past tense of chance the ducks?
The past tense of chance the ducks is chanced the ducks.

Words near chance the ducks in the dictionary

  1. chance cards
  2. Chance Cove
  3. chance on
  4. chance one's arm
  5. chance passenger
  6. chance the ducks
  7. chance upon
  8. chance would be a fine thing
  9. chance'd be a fine thing
  10. chance-medley
  11. chance-medleys

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