duck
/dʌk/noun
उच्चारण डक
बत्तख़
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SSC CGL Pre 2019SSC Exams 2018- 1
[C]
a bird that lives on or near water and has short legs and a wide beak
बत्तख़
- Ducks swim in the pond.
- A duck led her ducklings across the lane.
- We fed bread to the ducks at the park.
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- Wild ducks fly to the lake every winter.
- The duck dived under the water to look for food.
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[C, usually sing.]
(in cricket) a batsman's score of zero
(क्रिकेट में) शून्य
- He was out for a duck.
- The opener was out for a duck on the first ball.
- The captain was dismissed for a duck in the first over.
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- Three batsmen made a duck in the same innings.
- He has not scored a duck all season.
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[I, T]
to move your head or body downwards to avoid being hit or seen
झुक जाना, (सिर) नीचे करना
- He ducked to avoid the ball.
- She ducked under the low branch.
- She ducked her head as she entered the low doorway.
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- The player ducked and the ball flew over him.
- Duck down so nobody sees you.
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[T] ~ sth informal
to avoid a difficult or unpleasant duty or responsibility
टालना
- to duck a question
- The speaker tried to duck the question about taxes.
- The minister ducked the reporters' questions about the scandal.
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- He tried to duck his duty by pretending to be ill.
- You cannot duck responsibility for your own actions.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a duck / ducks (bird)
Duck is countable. The plural is usually 'ducks', though 'duck' is also used for the birds as game.
Duck countable है। बहुवचन प्रायः 'ducks' होता है, यद्यपि शिकार के संदर्भ में 'duck' भी चलता है।
- Ducks swam across the pond.
- The farmer keeps ten ducks.
a duck / out for a duck (cricket)
In cricket, a duck is a score of zero. A batter who is out without scoring 'is out for a duck' or 'makes a duck'.
क्रिकेट में duck का अर्थ शून्य रन है। जो बल्लेबाज़ बिना रन बनाए आउट हो, वह 'out for a duck' होता है।
- The captain was out for a duck.
- He made a duck in the final.
duck + (down) / under
As a verb, duck means to lower your head or body quickly. It is often followed by 'down', 'under' or 'behind'.
क्रिया के रूप में duck का अर्थ सिर या शरीर को जल्दी से झुकाना है। इसके बाद प्रायः 'down', 'under' या 'behind' आता है।
- She ducked under the low branch.
- Duck your head when you enter.
duck out of + noun / -ing
To duck out of something is to avoid a duty. 'Duck' alone, with an object, also means to dodge.
'Duck out of something' का अर्थ किसी ज़िम्मेदारी से बचना है। Object के साथ 'duck' का अर्थ कतराना भी है।
- Do not duck out of your responsibilities.
- The minister ducked the question.
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adjective + duck
wildroastgoldenlamesitting
- A sitting duck is easy to attack.
'Sitting duck' आसानी से निशाना बनने वाला व्यक्ति या वस्तु है।
verb + duck
score aget amake afeedhunt
- He scored a duck in the first over.
duck + preposition
downunderbehindout ofinto
- The boys ducked behind the wall.
duck idioms
like water off a duck's backtake to it like a duck to water
- Criticism runs off him like water off a duck's back.
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- The batter was out for a duck in the semi-final.
बल्लेबाज़ सेमीफ़ाइनल में शून्य पर आउट हो गया।
- Radhika ducked as the ball flew past her head.
गेंद सिर के पास से निकली तो राधिका झुक गई।
- Ducks float easily on the pond in monsoon.
मानसून में बतखें तालाब पर आसानी से तैरती हैं।
- He tried to duck out of the meeting.
उसने बैठक से खिसक जाने की कोशिश की।
- The little girl took to swimming like a duck to water.
नन्ही बच्ची को तैरना ऐसे आया जैसे बतख को पानी में।
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✗ He got a zero duck in the match.
✓ He got a duck in the match.
A duck already means zero, so 'zero duck' is redundant.
Duck का अर्थ पहले से शून्य है, इसलिए 'zero duck' दोहराव है।
✗ The minister ducked from the question.
✓ The minister ducked the question.
In this sense, duck takes its object directly; 'duck out of' is used with a duty.
इस अर्थ में duck का object सीधे आता है; 'duck out of' कर्तव्य के साथ आता है।
✗ A flock of duck was on the lake.
✓ A flock of ducks was on the lake.
For birds in general use, the plural is ducks.
सामान्य प्रयोग में पक्षियों का बहुवचन ducks होता है।
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like water off a duck's back
(of criticism) having no effect on somebody
चिकने घड़े पर पानी
- Criticism is like water off a duck's back to him.
a sitting duck
a person or thing that is easy to attack
आसान निशाना
- The parked vehicles were sitting ducks.
take to sth like a duck to water
to learn how to do sth very easily and naturally
किसी काम को स्वाभाविक रूप से जल्दी सीख लेना
- Radhika took to teaching like a duck to water.
- He took to cricket like a duck to water.
an ugly duckling
a person or thing that at first does not seem attractive or likely to succeed but that later becomes successful or much admired
बचपन में साधारण, बाद में बहुत सुंदर या सफल बनने वाला
- She was the ugly duckling of the family but grew into a beautiful woman.
- The small start-up turned out to be an ugly duckling.
ducks and drakes
a game in which you throw flat stones so that they bounce along the surface of water
पानी पर चपटे पत्थर उछालकर फिसलाने का खेल
- The boys were playing ducks and drakes at the edge of the lake.
like a dying duck in a thunderstorm
looking very sad, helpless and miserable
बेहद उदास और बेबस, मुँह लटकाए हुए
- After losing the match, he sat in the corner like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.
- Don't stand there like a dying duck in a thunderstorm; tell us what happened.
break your duck
(in cricket) to score your first run; to achieve your first success at something after several attempts
पहला रन बनाना, कई कोशिशों के बाद पहली सफलता पाना
- The young batsman finally broke his duck with a single to mid-on.
- After three defeats, the team broke its duck with a convincing win.
get/have your ducks in a row
to organise everything well before you start doing something
शुरू करने से पहले सब कुछ व्यवस्थित कर लेना
- Get your ducks in a row before you apply for the loan.
- Radhika had all her ducks in a row long before the exam form came out.
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duck out of sth
to avoid sth that you should do
किसी काम से बच निकलना
- He always ducks out of the washing-up.
- You can't duck out of your duties.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Gender and young: a male duck is a drake, a young duck a duckling.
लिंग और बच्चा: नर बत्तख drake, बच्चा duckling।
Animal sound: ducks quack.
जानवर की आवाज़: ducks quack।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Like water off a duck's back (criticism has no effect), a sitting duck (an easy target), take to sth like a duck to water (learn something very easily), a lame duck (a weak person or organization), an ugly duckling (a plain child who becomes beautiful).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: like water off a duck's back (आलोचना का कोई असर नहीं), a sitting duck (आसान निशाना), take to sth like a duck to water (बहुत आसानी से सीखना), a lame duck (कमज़ोर व्यक्ति या संस्था), an ugly duckling (साधारण बच्चा जो सुंदर बन जाए)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Cricket: out for zero is a duck; out on the first ball a golden duck.
क्रिकेट में शून्य पर आउट duck; पहली गेंद पर आउट golden duck।