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quack
quack 1 Q0005700 (kwăk)n. The characteristic sound uttered by a duck.intr.v. quacked, quack·ing, quacks To utter the characteristic sound of a duck.
[Middle English quek, of imitative origin.]
quack′y adj.
quack 2 Q0005700 (kwăk)n.1. An untrained person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses medical advice and treatment.2. A charlatan; a mountebank.adj. Relating to or characteristic of a quack: a quack cure.intr.v. quacked, quack·ing, quacks To act as a medical quack or a charlatan.
[Short for quacksalver.]
quack′er·y n.quack′ish adj.quack′ish·ly adv.quack (kwæk) vb (intr) 1. (of a duck) to utter a harsh guttural sound2. to make a noise like a ducknthe harsh guttural sound made by a duck[C17: of imitative origin; related to Dutch kwakken, German quacken]
quack (kwæk) n1. a. an unqualified person who claims medical knowledge or other skillsb. (as modifier): a quack doctor. 2. (Medicine) informal Brit and Austral and NZ a doctor; physician or surgeonvb (intr) to act in the manner of a quack[C17: short for quacksalver] ˈquackish adjquack1 (kwæk)
n. 1. the harsh, throaty cry of a duck or any similar sound. v.i. 2. to utter a quack. [1610–20; compare Dutch kwakken, German quacken] quack2 (kwæk)
n. 1. a fraudulent pretender to medical skill. 2. a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to skill, knowledge, or qualifications he or she does not possess; a charlatan. adj. 3. being a quack: a quack psychologist. 4. of, pertaining to, or befitting a quack or quackery: quack methods; quack medicine. [1620–30; short for quacksalver] quack′ish, adj. quack′ish•ness, n. quack
Past participle: quacked
Gerund: quacking
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| I quack | | you quack | | he/she/it quacks | | we quack | | you quack | | they quack |
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| I quacked | | you quacked | | he/she/it quacked | | we quacked | | you quacked | | they quacked |
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| I am quacking | | you are quacking | | he/she/it is quacking | | we are quacking | | you are quacking | | they are quacking |
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| I have quacked | | you have quacked | | he/she/it has quacked | | we have quacked | | you have quacked | | they have quacked |
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| I was quacking | | you were quacking | | he/she/it was quacking | | we were quacking | | you were quacking | | they were quacking |
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| I had quacked | | you had quacked | | he/she/it had quacked | | we had quacked | | you had quacked | | they had quacked |
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| I will quack | | you will quack | | he/she/it will quack | | we will quack | | you will quack | | they will quack |
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| I will have quacked | | you will have quacked | | he/she/it will have quacked | | we will have quacked | | you will have quacked | | they will have quacked |
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| I will be quacking | | you will be quacking | | he/she/it will be quacking | | we will be quacking | | you will be quacking | | they will be quacking |
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| I have been quacking | | you have been quacking | | he/she/it has been quacking | | we have been quacking | | you have been quacking | | they have been quacking |
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| I will have been quacking | | you will have been quacking | | he/she/it will have been quacking | | we will have been quacking | | you will have been quacking | | they will have been quacking |
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| I had been quacking | | you had been quacking | | he/she/it had been quacking | | we had been quacking | | you had been quacking | | they had been quacking |
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| I would quack | | you would quack | | he/she/it would quack | | we would quack | | you would quack | | they would quack |
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| I would have quacked | | you would have quacked | | he/she/it would have quacked | | we would have quacked | | you would have quacked | | they would have quacked |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  quack - an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advicedoc, doctor, physician, Dr., MD, medico - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"charlatan, mountebank - a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes | | 2. | quack - the harsh sound of a ducksound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" | | Verb | 1. | quack - utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" | | 2. | quack - act as a medical quack or a charlatanpractice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" | | Adj. | 1. | quack - medically unqualified; "a quack doctor"unqualified - not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training |
quacknoun1. doctor, GP, physician, medical practitioner I went everywhere for treatment, tried all sorts of quacks.2. charlatan, fraud, fake, pretender, humbug, impostor, mountebank, phoney or phony (informal) The man was a quack after all, just as Rosalinda had warned.adjective1. fake, fraudulent, phoney or phony (informal), pretended, sham, counterfeit Why do intelligent people find quack remedies so appealing?quacknounOne who fakes:charlatan, fake, faker, fraud, humbug, impostor, mountebank, phony, pretender.Translationsquack1 (kwak) noun the cry of a duck. (鴨子的)呱呱叫聲 （鸭子）嘎嘎叫声 verb to make such a sound. The ducks quacked noisily as they swam across the pond. 呱呱叫 嘎嘎叫
quack2 (kwak) noun (used as an adjective) a person who dishonestly claims to have medical qualifications. a quack doctor/psychologist; quack medicine/cures. 冒牌醫生，庸醫 冒牌医生，庸医
quack
if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duckIf something has all the characteristics of a thing, it is probably that thing, regardless of what it is called or presented as. There are many variations of the expression, and it is often shortened to the first part of the phrase. They say it's not a tax, but if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duck.See also: and, duck, if, like, look, walkquack n. a fraudulent physician; a derogatory term for a physician. I won’t go back to that quack ever again! quack
quack Brit, Austral, and NZ informal a doctor; physician or surgeon What does it mean when you dream about a quack?A denigrating word for an incompetent doctor, or the sound that a duck makes, especially if the dreamer is looking forward with anticipation to the duck hunting season. quack
quack [kwak] one who misrepresents ability and experience in diagnosis and treatment of disease or the effects to be achieved by treatment.char·la·tan (shar'lă-tan), A medical fraud claiming to cure disease by useless procedures, secret remedies, and worthless diagnostic and therapeutic machines. Synonym(s): quack [Fr., fr. It. ciarlare, to prattle] quack (kwăk)n.1. An untrained person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses medical advice and treatment.2. A charlatan; a mountebank.adj. Relating to or characteristic of a quack: a quack cure.intr.v. quacked, quacking, quacks To act as a medical quack or a charlatan.
quack′er·y n.quack′ish adj.quack′ish·ly adv.adjective Unproven, of doubtful efficacy
noun Charlatan, mountebank. A person who impersonates a physicianquack adjective Unproven, see there. noun Charlatan, montebank A person who impersonates a physician. See Health fraud, Medicine show, Patent medicine, Quackery, Questionable doctor, Unproven methods for cancer management. Cf Alternative medicine. char·la·tan (shahr'lă-tăn) A medical fraud claiming to cure disease by useless procedures, secret remedies, and worthless diagnostic and therapeutic machines.
Synonym(s): quack. [Fr., fr. It. ciarlare, to prattle]quack A person fraudulently claiming medical knowledge or skills or attempting to sell fraudulent remedies.char·la·tan (shahr'lă-tăn) A medical imposter claiming to cure disease by useless procedures, secret remedies, and worthless diagnostic and therapeutic machines.
Synonym(s): quack. [Fr., fr. It. ciarlare, to prattle]Quack
QUACK. One, who, without sufficient knowledge, study or previous preparation, and without the diploma of some college or university, undertakes to practice medicine or surgery, under the pretence that he possesses secrets in those arts.
2. He is criminally answerable for his unskillful practice, and also, civilly to his patient in certain cases. Vide Mala praxis; Physician. QUACK
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quack
Synonyms for quacknoun doctorSynonyms- doctor
- GP
- physician
- medical practitioner
noun charlatanSynonyms- charlatan
- fraud
- fake
- pretender
- humbug
- impostor
- mountebank
- phoney or phony
adj fakeSynonyms- fake
- fraudulent
- phoney or phony
- pretended
- sham
- counterfeit
Synonyms for quacknoun one who fakesSynonyms- charlatan
- fake
- faker
- fraud
- humbug
- impostor
- mountebank
- phony
- pretender
Words related to quacknoun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical adviceRelated Words- doc
- doctor
- physician
- Dr.
- MD
- medico
- charlatan
- mountebank
noun the harsh sound of a duckRelated Wordsverb utter quacking noisesRelated Words- let loose
- let out
- utter
- emit
verb act as a medical quack or a charlatanRelated Words- practice of medicine
- medicine
- behave
- act
- do
adj medically unqualifiedRelated Words |