quack
Kelime Anlamı :
1. vakvak etmek.
2. dırdır etmek.
3. sahte doktor.
4. şarlatan,v.ördek sesi çıkar: n.ördek sesi.
5. i., s. şarlatan.
6. ördek sesi çıkarmak.
7. vakvak.
8. dırdır.
9. uydurma.
10. vak.
Tanımlar :
1.
the characteristic sound uttered by a duck.
2. to utter the characteristic sound of a duck.
3. an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses medical advice and treatment.
4. A charlatan; a mountebank.
5. relating to or characteristic of a quack: a quack cure.
6. to act as a medical quack or a charlatan.
2. to utter the characteristic sound of a duck.
3. an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses medical advice and treatment.
4. A charlatan; a mountebank.
5. relating to or characteristic of a quack: a quack cure.
6. to act as a medical quack or a charlatan.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A fraudulent healer or incompetent doctor of medicine, an impostor who claims to have qualifications to practice medicine.
2. A charlatan.
3. A doctor.
4. to practice, commit quackery.
5. falsely presented as having medicinal powers.
6. the sound made by a duck.
7. to make a noise like a duck.
2. A charlatan.
3. A doctor.
4. to practice, commit quackery.
5. falsely presented as having medicinal powers.
6. the sound made by a duck.
7. to make a noise like a duck.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
pertaining to or characterized by, boasting and pretension; used by quacks; pretending to cure diseases
2. the cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise.
3. A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.
4. hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind not possessed; a charlatan.
5. to utter a sound like the cry of a duck.
6. to make vain and loud pretensions; to boast.
7. to act the part of a quack, or pretender.
2. the cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise.
3. A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.
4. hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind not possessed; a charlatan.
5. to utter a sound like the cry of a duck.
6. to make vain and loud pretensions; to boast.
7. to act the part of a quack, or pretender.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to utter a harsh, flat, croaking sound or cry, as a goose or duck; croak; now, usually, to cry as a duck.
2. to make an outcry: said of persons.
3. to talk noisily and ostentatiously; make vain and loud pretensions.
4. to play the quack; practise arts of quackery, as a pretender to medical skill.
5. to treat in the manner of a quack; play the quack with.
6. to tamper with dishonestly; use fraudulently.
7. an impudent and fraudulent pretender to medical skill; a mountebank; a knavish practitioner of medicine.
8. hence one who pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind which he does not possess; an ignorant and impudent pretender; a charlatan.
9.
10. pertaining to or characterized by quackery of any kind; specifically, falsely pretending to cure disease, or ignorantly or fraudulently set forth as remedies: as, a quack doctor; quack medicines.
11. A harsh, croaking sound.
12. the cry of a duck; a quacking.
13. see couac.
2. to make an outcry: said of persons.
3. to talk noisily and ostentatiously; make vain and loud pretensions.
4. to play the quack; practise arts of quackery, as a pretender to medical skill.
5. to treat in the manner of a quack; play the quack with.
6. to tamper with dishonestly; use fraudulently.
7. an impudent and fraudulent pretender to medical skill; a mountebank; a knavish practitioner of medicine.
8. hence one who pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind which he does not possess; an ignorant and impudent pretender; a charlatan.
9.
10. pertaining to or characterized by quackery of any kind; specifically, falsely pretending to cure disease, or ignorantly or fraudulently set forth as remedies: as, a quack doctor; quack medicines.
11. A harsh, croaking sound.
12. the cry of a duck; a quacking.
13. see couac.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia