paw English
Alternative forms
* pa
Etymology 1
The word probably has an origin in : see ‘pa’ .
Noun
( en noun)
(nonstandard, or, rural) Father; pa.
Synonyms
* (father :) pawpaw, pa, papa, father, dad, daddy, pappy
Hypernyms
* (father :) parent
Hyponyms
* (father :) step-paw
Coordinate terms
* maw, brother, sis/sissy
Derived terms
* pawpaw
Related terms
* pa
Etymology 2
(etyl) pawe'', from (etyl) '' *''p?ta'' (compare Dutch ''poot'', Low German Pote, German ''Pfote''), from *''p?ton'' 'to put, stick, plant' (compare Dutch ''poten'' 'to plant'), from (etyl) 'paw'), Ancient Greek "????". More at put.
Noun
(en noun)
The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
(humorous) A hand.
- Get your grubby paws off my things!
Synonyms
* (of a mammal :) hand, foot
Hypernyms
* (foot of a mammal :) limb extremity
Meronyms
* claw, finger
Holonyms
* limb
Coordinate terms
* hoof, talon
Derived terms
* paw (verb )
* pawprint(s)
* catpaw
Related terms
* possibly German Pfote
* cat's paw
Etymology 3
From the noun paw'', meaning ''an animal's hand or foot .
Verb
(en verb)
(of an animal) To go through something (such as a garbage can) with paws
(of an animal) To gently push on something with a paw.
(of an animal) To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
* Bible, Job xxxix. 21
- He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
(by extension, of a human) To touch someone (with the hands) in a sexual way.
* August 17 1997 , Robert Spector, in misc.fitness.weights :
- IronMan used to be good in this way, back in the '80s. They wouldn't subscribe to the old, "Let's put a male bodybuilder with silicone babes pawing him" cover that's mainstay now.
* October 26 1997 , Verbotene, quoted by Amy McWilliams, in rec.arts.tv.soaps.abc :
- So, Katherine was out with Luke and they were both quite dolled up and swoon-worthy. Katherine fawned all over Luke and pawed him, but to what end? Was Stefan supposed to believe that Luke and Katherine have some sort of a thing going? What was the point of this display from Katherine's perspective?
* July 18 2002 , Lurker Dave, in rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe :
- Subtlety is great, but what exactly happened with Jessica and the cop during sex that he locked her up afterwards? Also, what was the item she nicked from his shirt while she pawed him?
(by extension, of a human) To clumsily dig through something.
Hypernyms
* (to go through something with paws) handle
* (to gently push on something) touch
See also
* palpate
* paw off
Anagrams
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duck English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Verb
( en verb)
To lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
* Fielding
- Adams, after ducking the squire twice or thrice, leaped out of the tub.
To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
* Dryden
- In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day.
To lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
- (Jonathan Swift)
To bow.
* Shakespeare
- The learned pate / Ducks to the golden fool.
To evade doing something.
To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
* 2007 , Alexander U. Case, Sound FX: unlocking the creative potential of recording studio effects (page 183)
- The music is ducked under the voice.
Synonyms
* (to lower the head) duck down
* (to lower into the water) dip, dunk
* (to lower in order to prevent it from being struck by something) dip
Derived terms
* duck and cover
* duck out
Etymology 2
From (etyl) ducke, dukke, doke, dokke, douke, duke, from (etyl) duce, .
Noun
An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
Specifically'', an adult female duck; ''contrasted with'' drake ''and with duckling.
(uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
(cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
(slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.
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.
* 2007 , Cynthia Blair, "It Happened on Long Island: 1988—Suffolk County Adopts the Big Duck," , 21 Feb.:
- The Big Duck has influenced the world of architecture; any building that is shaped like its product is called a ‘duck ’.
A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
(US) A cairn used to mark a trail.
Hyponyms
* (bird) Anas platyrhynchos (domesticus), Mallard-derived domestic breeds, including Pekin, Rouen, Campbell, Call, Runner; Cairina moschata, Muscovy duck
Derived terms
* break one’s duck, break the duck
* Burdekin duck
* dabbling duck
* decoy duck
* diving duck
* duck-arsed
* duckbill
* duck-billed
* duckboard
* duck-footed
* duckling
* duckness
* ducks and drakes
* ducks on the pond
* hunt where the ducks are
* lame duck
* Lord love a duck
* odd duck
* Peking duck
* rubber duck
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* shelduck
* sitting duck
* take to something like a duck to water
See also
* anatine
* drake
* goose
* quack
* swan
* waterfowl
References
* Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker . MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
Etymology 3
From (etyl) doek, from (etyl) doeck, .
Alternative forms
* (l), (l) (Scotland)
Noun
( en noun)
A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
* 1912 , , "The Woman At The Store", from Selected Short Stories :
- He was dressed in a Jaeger vest—a pair of blue duck trousers, fastened round the waist with a plaited leather belt.
Trousers made of such material.
*1918 , (Rebecca West), The Return of the Soldier , Virago 2014, p. 56:
*:And they would go up and find old Allington, in white ducks , standing in the fringe of long grasses and cow-parsley on the other edge of the island […].
Etymology 4
(central England). From (etyl) .
Noun
( en noun)
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).
Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
- Ay up duck , ow'a'tha?
Synonyms
* See
Derived terms
* ay up me duck
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