duck walk
duck walk noun: a type of loaded walk in which the sportsman squats somewhat and steps forward or backward with his knees alternatingly while optionally carrying a dumbbell or kettlebell on each side or a kettlebell or cupped dumbbell between the legs.
Noun
duck walk (plural duck walks)
- A type of loaded walk in which the sportsman squats somewhat and steps forward or backward with his knees alternatingly while optionally carrying a dumbbell or kettlebell on each side or a kettlebell or cupped dumbbell between the legs.
- A means of acceleration, moving with each foot turned 45 degrees from the forward position.
- The start is critical to the race's outcome. Racers run on their skates, lurching toward the first turn with a furious duck walk.1998, Kevin Hillstrom et al., The Handy Sports Answer Book, page 410
- Generally skaters run on their stops until they are about to fall forward; then they change to the Duck Walk.1979, Ann-Victoria Phillips, The Complete Book of Roller-Skating, page 195
- A dance or dance move, popularised in the 1950s by Chuck Berry, in which the dancer steps forwards crouching on bended knees while keeping the back straight and head erect.
Verb
duck walk (third-person singular simple present duck walks, present participle duck walking, simple past and past participle duck walked)
- To move through use of the duck walk.
Forms of duck walk
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | duck walks |
| alternative form | duckwalk |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | duck walks |
| present participle | duck walking |
| past participle | duck walked |
| past | duck walked |
Questions about duck walk
- What does duck walk mean?
- Duck walk means a type of loaded walk in which the sportsman squats somewhat and steps forward or backward with his knees alternatingly while optionally carrying a dumbbell or kettlebell on each side or a kettlebell or cupped dumbbell between the legs.
- What part of speech is duck walk?
- Duck walk can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of duck walk?
- The plural of duck walk is duck walks.
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