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Synonyms of duck

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Another word for duck is duckcloth. Other synonyms of duck are sailduck and friend.

Synonyms and similar words for duck

verbTo quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

verbTo lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.

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

nounThe flesh of a duck used as food.

nounSynonym of lame duck (“one who cannot fulfil their contracts”).

  • lame duckA person who cannot fulfill their contracts.

nounSynonym of bitch (“a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison”).

nounA tightly-woven cotton or linen fabric, often used as sailcloth.

  • duckclothA light canvaslike material, made of untwilled linen or cotton fabric.
  • sailduckDuck (a type of fabric) used as sailcloth.

verbTo lower the head.

nounMore synonyms

Meaning of duck

  1. verb To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
  2. verb To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
  3. verb To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.

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Questions about synonyms of duck

What is another word for duck?
Duck has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as duckcloth, sailduck and friend.
What does duck mean?
Duck means to quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: duck (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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