Duck vs. Elephant
Difference Between Duck and Elephant
Duckverb
(intransitive) To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
Elephantnoun
A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
Duckverb
(transitive) To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
Elephantnoun
(figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.
Duckverb
(transitive) To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
Elephantnoun
A printing-paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches.
Duckverb
(intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
Elephantnoun
used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second
Let's play hide and seek. I'll count. One elephant, two elephant, three elephant...Duckverb
(intransitive) To bow.
Elephantnoun
ivory
Duckverb
(transitive) To evade doing something.
Elephantnoun
five-toed pachyderm
Duckverb
(transitive) To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
Elephantnoun
the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
Duckverb
To enter a place for a short moment.
I'm just going to duck into the loo for a minute, can you hold my bag?Ducknoun
An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
Ducknoun
Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
Ducknoun
(uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
Ducknoun
(cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
Ducknoun
(slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
Ducknoun
A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.
Ducknoun
A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly.Ducknoun
A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
Ducknoun
(US) A cairn used to mark a trail.
Ducknoun
One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
Ducknoun
A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
Ducknoun
(in plural) Trousers made of such material.
Ducknoun
A term of endearment; pet; darling.
And hold-fast is the only dog, my duck (William Shakespeare - The Life of King Henry the Fifth, Act 2, Scene 3).Ducknoun
(Midlands) Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
Ay up duck, ow'a'tha?Ducknoun
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
Ducknoun
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
Ducknoun
flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
Ducknoun
a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
Duckverb
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away;
Before he could duck, another stone struck himDuckverb
submerge or plunge suddenly
Duckverb
dip into a liquid;
He dipped into the poolDuckverb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);
He dodged the issueshe skirted the problemThey tend to evade their responsibilitieshe evaded the questions skillfully
