quack like a duck en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(qualifier:simile) To appear to be exactly what one is.
If you quack like a duck, then you must be a duck. If you are functioning like a local body, then you must be one.
2000 February 1, “From the Electoral College”, in Agapé, volume 2, number 4, page 2:If it quacks like a duck, it's a duck.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quacks like a duck | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| quacked like a duck | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| quacked like a duck | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| quacking like a duck | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |