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parrot | duck |

In transitive terms the difference between parrot and duck

is that parrot is to repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot while duck is to lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.

parrot

English

(wikipedia parrot)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
    • I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store.
  • *
    • Mrs Merdle was at home, and was in her nest of crimson and gold, with the parrot' on a neighbouring stem watching her with his head on one side, as if he took her for another splendid ' parrot of a larger species.
  • A parroter; a person who repeats what was just said.
    • What kind of a parrot are you? He just said that.
  • * 1837 , ,
    • In this distribution of functions, the scholar is the delegated intellect. In the right state, he is, Man Thinking . In the degenerate state, when the victim of society, he tends to become a mere thinker, or, still worse, the parrot of other men’s thinking.
  • (archaic) A puffin.
  • (geology, obsolete) Channel coal.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "parrot")

    Synonyms

    * (kind of bird) popinjay, Psittaciformes * (person who repeats what was said) copycat, mimic, parroter * (puffin) puffin, sea-parrot, tomnoddy * (channel coal) channel coal

    Hyponyms

    * (kind of bird) (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)

    Derived terms

    * blood parrot * blood parrotfish * burrowing parrot * parrot's beak orchid * parrot's bill * parrot-billed sparrow * parrot bush * parrot-coal * parrot crossbill * parrot cry * parrot disease * parrot feather * parrot fever * parrot flower * parrot green * parrot lily * parrot pitcher plant * parrot snake * parrot toadstool * parrot waxcap * parrot weed * parrotbill * parrotfinch * parrotfish * parrothouse * parrotlet * parroty * sea-parrot

    Related terms

    * psittacine

    See also

    * Polly * popinjay * * who's a pretty boy then

    Verb

  • To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.
  • * 1996 , (15 June)
    • So when political leaders parrot the tobacco company line, say cigarettes are not necessarily addictive, and oppose our efforts to keep tobacco away from our children, they continue to cater to powerful interests, but they're not standing up for parents and children.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "parrot")

    Synonyms

    * (to repeat exactly) (l), (l)

    Derived terms

    * parroter * parrot-fashion * parrotism * parrotize * parrotry * poll parrot

    Anagrams

    *

    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 * * 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

    References

    * '>citation 1000 English basic words English terms with multiple etymologies English affectionate terms ----