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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024quack1 /kwæk/USA pronunciation n., [countable]- Animal Behaviorthe harsh, throaty cry of a duck, or any similar sound.
v. [no object] - to utter a quack.
quack2 /kwæk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- being or relating to a quack or quackery:quack methods; quack medicine.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quack1 (kwak),USA pronunciation n. - Animal Behaviorthe harsh, throaty cry of a duck or any similar sound.
v.i. - to utter the cry of a duck or a sound resembling it.
- 1610–20; imitative; compare Dutch kwakken, German quacken
- a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill.
- a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to skill, knowledge, or qualifications he or she does not possess;
a charlatan.
adj. - being a quack:a quack psychologist who complicates everyone's problems.
- presented falsely as having curative powers:quack medicine.
- of, pertaining to, or befitting a quack or quackery:quack methods.
v.t. - to treat in the manner of a quack.
- to advertise or sell with fraudulent claims.
- short for quacksalver 1620–30
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mountebank, phony.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quack /kwæk/ vb (intransitive)- (of a duck) to utter a harsh guttural sound
- to make a noise like a duck
n - the harsh guttural sound made by a duck
Etymology: 17th Century: of imitative origin; related to Dutch kwakken, German quacken quack /kwæk/ n - an unqualified person who claims medical knowledge or other skills
- (as modifier): a quack doctor
- Brit Austral NZ informal a doctor; physician or surgeon
vb - (intransitive) to act in the manner of a quack
Etymology: 17th Century: short for quacksalverˈquackish adj |