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Collocations for duck - noun

ADJECTIVE

wild
long-tailed, mallard, etc.
plastic, rubber
A rubber duck floated in the bath.
roast, roasted (esp. AmE)

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… OF DUCKS

flock
A flock of ducks bobbed near the shore.

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VERB + duck

feed
Every afternoon they went to the park to feed the ducks.
hunt

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duck + VERB

quack
paddle, swim
The ducks paddled furiously to grab the bread.
bob
dive
dabble
waddle
A family of ducks waddled along the river bank.
nest
fly
migrate

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duck + NOUN

breast
Slice the duck breast and serve.
confit
egg
fat
In a large saucepan, melt the duck fat.
pond
blind (= a small shelter from where you can watch ducks)
hunter, hunting (both AmE)
season (= the time when ducks are hunted)

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Collocations for duck - verb

Duck is used with these nouns as the object:
head, responsibility

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