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duck
(name)
(definition)
(7 votes)
n 1: small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming
bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
2: (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman [syn: duck,
duck's egg]
3: flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
4: a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and
tents
v 1: to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away;
"Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
2: submerge or plunge suddenly
3: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: dip,
douse, duck]
4: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
(duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she
skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn:
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry,
elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]
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stuck
(name)
(definition)
(7 votes)
adj 1: caught or fixed; "stuck in the mud" [ant: unstuck]
2: baffled; "this problem has me completely stuck"
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luck
(name)
(place)
(definition)
(5 votes)
n 1: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including
everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may
be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck
of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that
was her portion" [syn: fortune, destiny, fate,
luck, lot, circumstances, portion]
2: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event
to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his
downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance" [syn:
luck, fortune, chance, hazard]
3: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a
favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they
say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"
[syn: luck, fortune]
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struck
(definition)
(5 votes)
adj 1: (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming;
"conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck" [syn: smitten,
stricken, struck]
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buck
(name)
(definition)
(5 votes)
n 1: a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end
elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting [syn: vaulting
horse, long horse, buck]
2: a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: dollar,
dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam]
3: United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as
a missionary in China (1892-1973) [syn: Buck, Pearl Buck,
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck]
4: a framework for holding wood that is being sawed [syn:
sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck]
5: mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
v 1: to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a
promotion"
2: resist; "buck the trend" [syn: buck, go against]
3: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street";
"He came charging into my office" [syn: tear, shoot,
shoot down, charge, buck]
4: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung
filly bucked" [syn: buck, jerk, hitch]
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pluck
(name)
(definition)
(4 votes)
n 1: the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of
possible loss or injury [syn: gutsiness, pluck,
pluckiness] [ant: gutlessness]
2: the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
v 1: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
[syn: pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off]
2: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and
especially underhanded activity [syn: hustle, pluck,
roll]
3: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge,
soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck,
rob, hook] [ant: undercharge]
4: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked
the strings of his mandolin" [syn: pluck, plunk, pick]
5: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn:
pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume]
6: look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" [syn:
pick, pluck, cull]
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shuck
(definition)
(4 votes)
n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of
stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
[syn: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw,
stubble]
v 1: remove from the shell; "shuck oysters"
2: remove the shucks from; "shuck corn"
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suck
(definition)
(4 votes)
n 1: the act of sucking [syn: sucking, suck, suction]
v 1: draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the
mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake
bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's
breast"
2: draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking
at her feet"
3: attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The
current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from
abroad" [syn: suck, suck in]
4: be inadequate or objectionable; "this sucks!"
5: provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation [syn:
fellate, suck, blow, go down on]
6: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn:
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up,
draw, take in, take up]
7: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot
nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: breastfeed,
suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give
suck] [ant: bottlefeed]
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truck
(definition)
(4 votes)
n 1: an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling [syn: truck,
motortruck]
2: a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge
at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or
other heavy objects [syn: hand truck, truck]
v 1: convey (goods etc.) by truck; "truck fresh vegetables
across the mountains"
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tuck
(name)
(definition)
(4 votes)
n 1: eatables (especially sweets)
2: (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as
diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs
are drawn close to the chest
3: a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
4: a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges [syn:
rapier, tuck]
v 1: fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck
your shirttail in" [syn: tuck, insert]
2: make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in
the sheet"
3: draw together into folds or puckers [syn: gather, pucker,
tuck]
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canuck
(definition)
(3 votes)
n 1: informal term for Canadians in general and French Canadians
in particular
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amok
(definition)
(3 votes)
adv 1: wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught
fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit" [syn:
amok, amuck]
2: in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing
sticks and bottles and stones" [syn: amok, amuck,
murderously]
adj 1: frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was
completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk
worker smashing windows" [syn: amuck, amok,
berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)]
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amuck
(definition)
(3 votes)
adv 1: wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught
fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit" [syn:
amok, amuck]
2: in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing
sticks and bottles and stones" [syn: amok, amuck,
murderously]
adj 1: frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was
completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk
worker smashing windows" [syn: amuck, amok,
berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)]
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puck
(place)
(definition)
(3 votes)
n 1: a mischievous sprite of English folklore [syn: Puck,
Robin Goodfellow]
2: a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used
instead of a ball in ice hockey [syn: puck, hockey puck]
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schmuck
(definition)
(3 votes)
n 1: (Yiddish) a jerk [syn: schmuck, shmuck, schmo,
shmo]
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huck
(name)
(definition)
(4 votes)
n 1: toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen
fabric [syn: huck, huckaback]
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chuck
(name)
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: informal terms for a meal [syn: chow, chuck, eats,
grub]
2: the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and
including the shoulder blade
3: a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a
workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
v 1: throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" [syn: chuck, toss]
2: throw away; "Chuck these old notes" [syn: chuck, ditch]
3: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
[syn: chuck, pat]
4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him
last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]
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cluck
(definition)
(3 votes)
n 1: the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks) [syn:
cluck, clucking]
v 1: make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens [syn:
cluck, click, clack]
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guck
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: any thick, viscous matter [syn: sludge, slime, goo,
goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze]
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muck
(name)
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: any thick, viscous matter [syn: sludge, slime, goo,
goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze]
2: fecal matter of animals [syn: droppings, dung, muck]
v 1: remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
2: spread manure, as for fertilization [syn: manure, muck]
3: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt
while playing ball in the garden" [syn: mire, muck,
mud, muck up]
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ruck
(name)
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons
or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the
children resembled a fairy herd" [syn: ruck, herd]
2: an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
[syn: pucker, ruck]
v 1: become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered"
[syn: pucker, ruck, ruck up]
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unstuck
(definition)
(3 votes)
adj 1: free; "a man with a mule got my car unstuck"; "the gears
locked in second and would not come unstuck" [ant:
stuck]
2: thrown into a state of disorganization or incoherence; "price
programs became unstuck because little grain was available"
[syn: unstuck, undone]
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fuckfuckfuck
(11 votes)
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snuck
(2 votes)
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yuck
(2 votes)
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yuk
(name)
(1 vote)
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bruck
(name)
(place)
(1 vote)
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buc
(place)
(1 vote)
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druck
(1 vote)
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fluck
(name)
(1 vote)
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kruck
(1 vote)
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kruk
(1 vote)
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cruck
(1 vote)