Definition of quack - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
animalmake the characteristic sound of a duck
- Whenever she sees bread, the duck starts to quack loudly..
2.
medicalpractice fraudulent medicine or quackery
- He was caught quacking in the small town.
Noun
1.
animalsound made by a duck
- The pond was filled with the quack of ducks..
2.
medicalfraudulent healer or doctor
- He was exposed as a quack selling fake cures.
Adjective
fraudulent medicinerelating to fraudulent medical practices
- He was accused of selling quack remedies to the public..
Images of quack
sound made by a duck
Expressions with quack
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person pretending to be a doctor
The quack doctor prescribed fake medicine to the patients.
deceptive techniques lacking scientific support
He was criticized for promoting quack methods to the public.
scam product sold as a medical cure
She fell for a quack remedy advertised online.
imitating the sound of a duck
The children laughed and said quack-quack when they saw the ducks.
make sounds similar to a duck
The child tried to quack like a duck at the pond.
Origin of quack
Dutch, kwakzalver (quack salver)
Terms with quack included in their meaning
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quack
person selling fake medicines with tricks
quack medicine
medicine sold with exaggerated claims
Examples of quack in a sentence
At dawn, the ducks begin to quack. The charlatan was known for quacking remedies. She accused him of quacking to desperate patients. I heard a quack from the nearby pond. The quack of the ducklings was adorable. The quack promised a miracle cure for arthritis.
Beware of the quack who claims to cure all diseases. The clinic was shut down for its quack treatments. Beware of quack doctors offering miracle cures.
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- French:cancaner, cancanement, ...
- German:quaken, Quaken, ...
- Italian:starnazzare, qua-qua, ...
- Spanish:graznar, cuac, ...
- Portuguese:grasnar, grasnido, ...
- Chinese:嘎嘎叫, 鸭叫声, ...
- Japanese:ガーガー鳴く, ガーガー, ...
- Arabic:بَطْبَط, بطبطة, ...
- Hebrew:לְגַעְגֵּעַ, גַּעְגּוּעַ, ...
- Russian:крякать, кряканье, ...
- Ukrainian:крякати, крякання, ...
- Hindi:बतख जैसी आवाज़ निकालना, क्वैक, ...
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