"duck walk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: duck walks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} duck walk (plural duck walks)
  1. (bodybuilding) A type of loaded walk in which the sportsman squats somewhat and steps forward or backward with his knees alternatingly while optionally carrying a dumbbell or kettlebell on each side or a kettlebell or cupped dumbbell between the legs. Categories (topical): Bodybuilding, Exercise
    Sense id: en-duck_walk-en-noun-pNhAPmUM Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (skating) A means of acceleration, moving with each foot turned 45 degrees from the forward position. Categories (topical): Skating
    Sense id: en-duck_walk-en-noun--Lg~lv0C Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skating, sports
  3. (preceded by definite article) A dance or dance move, popularised in the 1950s by Chuck Berry, in which the dancer steps forwards crouching on bended knees while keeping the back straight and head erect. Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-duck_walk-en-noun-ylWzxzHg Disambiguation of Dances: 28 13 54 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 15 50 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 7 63 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 14 51 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 11 55 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 10 60 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 11 56 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 29 11 57 4

Verb [English]

Forms: duck walks [present, singular, third-person], duck walking [participle, present], duck walked [participle, past], duck walked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} duck walk (third-person singular simple present duck walks, present participle duck walking, simple past and past participle duck walked)
  1. To move through use of the duck walk. Synonyms: duckwalk Translations (bodybuilding): ankkakävely (Finnish), Entengang [masculine] (German), ankgång [common-gender] (Swedish) Translations (dance move): ankkakävely (Finnish), Entengang [masculine] (German), ankgång [common-gender] (Swedish) Translations (skating): ankkakävely (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-duck_walk-en-verb-BKl-wwzi

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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