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duck walk en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. 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.
  2. A means of acceleration, moving with each foot turned 45 degrees from the forward position.
    • The start is critical to the race's outcome. Racers run on their skates, lurching toward the first turn with a furious duck walk. 1998, Kevin Hillstrom et al., The Handy Sports Answer Book, page 410:
    • Generally skaters run on their stops until they are about to fall forward; then they change to the Duck Walk. 1979, Ann-Victoria Phillips, The Complete Book of Roller-Skating, page 195:
  3. (qualifier: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.

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duck walks Number=Plur lexicographic
duckwalk alternative lexicographic

duck walk en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. To move through use of the duck walk.

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duckwalk alternative lexicographic
duck walking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
duck walked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
duck walked Tense=Past lexicographic
duck walks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Translations (7)

fi ankkakävely (bodybuilding) · fi ankkakävely (skating) · sv ankgång (dance move) · de Entengang (dance move) · sv ankgång (bodybuilding) · de Entengang (bodybuilding) · fi ankkakävely (dance move)