Quack
11Quack — Quack,es un célebre programa de T.V. emitido en Colombia entre 1995 y 1997, la emisión corrió a cargo de R.T.I.T.V., programadora colombiana en el Canal Uno de Inravisión y se emitió bajo el horario de las 7 p.m.; Su nombre se le alude, no solo a …
12quack — n impostor, faker, mountebank, charlatan Analogous words: pretender, simulator, counterfeiter, shammer (see corresponding verbs at ASSUME): *deceit, duplicity, dissimulation, cunning, guile …
13quack — quack1 [kwak] vi. [echoic] to utter the characteristic sound or cry of a duck, or a sound like it n. the sound made by a duck, or any sound like it quack2 [kwak] n. [short for QUACKSALVER] 1. an untrained person who practices medicine… …
14quack — I [[t]kwæk[/t]] n. 1) anb the harsh, throaty cry of a duck or any similar sound 2) to utter a quack • Etymology: 1610–20; cf. D kwakken, G quacken II quack [[t]kwæk[/t]] n. 1) a fraudulent pretender to medical skill 2) a person who pretends,… …
15quack — [[t]kwæ̱k[/t]] quacks, quacking, quacked 1) N COUNT: oft N n (disapproval) If you call someone a quack or a quack doctor, you mean that they claim to be skilled in medicine but are not. I went everywhere for treatment, tried all sorts of quacks.… …
16quack — quack1 /kwak/, n. 1. the harsh, throaty cry of a duck or any similar sound. v.i. 2. to utter the cry of a duck or a sound resembling it. [1610 20; imit.; cf. D kwakken, G quacken] quack2 quackish, adj. quackishly …
17quack — quack1 [kwæk] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: From the sound] to make the sound that ducks make quack 2 quack2 [i]n [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: QUACK1] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: quacksalver …
18quack — I. /kwæk / (say kwak) verb (i) 1. to utter the cry of a duck, or a sound resembling it. –noun 2. the cry of a duck, or some similar sound. {imitative. Compare Dutch kwaken, German quacken} II. /kwæk / (say kwak) noun 1. an ignorant or fraudulent… …
19Quack — 1) A practitioner who suggests the use of substances or devices for the prevention or treatment of disease that are known to be ineffective. 2) A person who pretends to be able to diagnose or heal people, but is unqualified and incompetent. * * * …
20quack — 1. noun /kwæk/ a) The sound made by a duck. Did you hear that duck make a quack? b) A fraudulent healer or incompetent doctor of medicine, an impostor who claims to have qualifications to practice …
