a man with a very high social position, just below that of a prince. A woman who has the same social position as a duke, or who is married to a duke, is called a duchess.
Synonyms and related words
Members of royal families and the nobility
archduke
aristocracy
aristocrat
2
a man who ruled a very small country or region in Europe in the past
Synonyms and related words
Members of royal families and the nobility
archduke
aristocracy
aristocrat
duke
noun
US /duk/
Other entries for this word
dukeverb
grand dukenoun
duke it outphrase
Duke at noble
Word Forms
singular
duke
plural
dukes
DEFINITIONS3
1
countable a man with a very high social position, just below that of a prince. A woman who has the same social position as a duke, or who is married to a duke, is called a duchess.
Synonyms and related words
Members of royal families and the nobility
archduke
aristocracy
aristocrat
2
countable a man who ruled a very small country or region in Europe in the past
Synonyms and related words
Members of royal families and the nobility
archduke
aristocracy
aristocrat
3
dukes
plural old-fashionedhands that are closed to make fists ready to fight
Synonyms and related words
Boxing and wrestling
arm-wrestling
bantamweight
bare-knuckle
duke
verb
Other entries for this word
dukenoun
grand dukenoun
Duke at noble
DEFINITIONS1
1
duke it out
to compete with somebody
Hi-tech companies have to duke it out for market share.
Submitted by: Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 17/11/2014
duke
verb intransitive Americaninformal
US /duk/
Other entries for this word
dukenoun
grand dukenoun
duke it outphrase
Duke at noble
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
duke
he/she/it
dukes
present participle
duking
past tense
duked
past participle
duked
DEFINITIONS2
1
to fight
Synonyms and related words
To fight physically
fight
grapple
wrestle
2
duke it out
to compete with somebody
Hi-tech companies have to duke it out for market share.
Submitted by: Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 17/11/2014