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pata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • duck noun A web-footed water bird, often kept domestically or hunted.
  • foot noun The body part at the end of the leg that a person or animal stands and walks on.
  • hoof noun The hard covering on the foot of animals such as horses, cattle, and deer.
  • path noun A track or trail made for walking.
  • paw noun The foot of a clawed animal such as a dog or cat.

Senses

pata is used for these senses in English:

  • duck Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
  • foot A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
  • hoof The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
  • hoof (slang, disparaging) The human foot.
  • paw The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.

duck — full definition

  1. noun A web-footed water bird, often kept domestically or hunted.
  2. verb To lower the head or body quickly to avoid being hit.
  3. verb To avoid or evade a task, question, or responsibility.
  4. noun (British, informal) A term of endearment for a friend or stranger.

foot — full definition

  1. noun The body part at the end of the leg that a person or animal stands and walks on.
  2. noun A unit of length equal to twelve inches.
  3. noun The lowest or bottom part of something.
  4. verb To pay a bill, especially informally (as in "foot the bill").

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