The difference between Duck and Runner
When used as nouns, duck means an aquatic bird of the family anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, whereas runner means a person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
Duck is also verb with the meaning: to quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
check bellow for the other definitions of Duck and Runner
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Duck as a verb (intransitive):
To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
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Duck as a verb (transitive):
To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
Examples:
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Duck as a verb (transitive):
To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
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Duck as a verb (intransitive):
To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
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Duck as a verb (intransitive):
To bow.
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Duck as a verb (transitive):
To evade doing something.
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Duck as a verb (transitive):
To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
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Duck as a verb (intransitive, Australia):
To enter a place for a short moment.
Examples:
"I'm just going to duck into the loo for a minute, can you hold my bag?"
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Duck as a noun:
An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
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Duck as a noun:
Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
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Duck as a noun (uncountable):
The flesh of a duck used as food.
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Duck as a noun (cricket):
A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
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Duck as a noun (slang):
A playing card with the rank of two.
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Duck as a noun:
A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.
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Duck as a noun:
A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
Examples:
"A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly."
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Duck as a noun:
A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
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Duck as a noun (US):
A cairn used to mark a trail.
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Duck as a noun:
One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
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Duck as a noun:
A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
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Duck as a noun (in plural):
Trousers made of such material.
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Duck as a noun:
; pet; darling.
Examples:
"And hold-fast is the only dog, my duck'' (William Shakespeare - The Life of King Henry the Fifth, Act 2, Scene 3)."
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Duck as a noun (Midlands):
Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
Examples:
"Ay up duck, ow'a'tha?"
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Runner as a noun (cricket):
Agent noun of run; one who runs. A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete. Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election. Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system). A person or vessel who runs blockades or engages in smuggling. (Especially used in combination with other words, e.g. a gunrunner). A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat. A baserunner. A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field. Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).
Examples:
"The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race."
"The mare is the stables' runner for the 5.15 race at Epsom."
"The judge said she would not be a runner in the upcoming elections."
"The runner was out at second."
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Runner as a noun (slang, usually in the phrase 'do a runner'):
A quick escape away from a scene.
Examples:
"He did a runner after robbing the drugstore."
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Runner as a noun:
A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners, compare trainer; a sneaker.
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Runner as a noun:
A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
Examples:
"After the cycle completes, the runner travels back quickly to be in place for the next cycle."
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Runner as a noun:
A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding). A smooth strip on which a sledge runs. The blade of an ice skate. The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed. The curved base of a rocking chair, sometimes called the rocker.
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Runner as a noun (slang):
An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.
Examples:
"The car salesman told me that the used Volvo was a nice little runner."
"Is that old Mercedes on the forecourt a runner? / No, it has no gearbox."
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Runner as a noun:
A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
Examples:
"The red runner makes the table so festive."
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Runner as a noun:
A long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
Examples:
"How about we put down a clear runner in the front hall."
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Runner as a noun (slang):
A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
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Runner as a noun (botany):
A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.
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Runner as a noun (climbing):
A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
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Runner as a noun (poker slang):
A competitor in a poker tournament.
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Runner as a noun:
A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
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Runner as a noun:
A leaping food fish () of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
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Runner as a noun (sports slang):
An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
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Runner as a noun:
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Runner as a noun:
An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.
Examples:
"This idea isn't a runner. Let's not waste any more time on it."