Main Difference
The main difference between Duck and Goose is that the Duck is a common name for many species in the bird family Anatidae which go QUAB and Goose is a tribe of birds, use Q16529344 for “goose”.
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Duck
Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the waterfowl family Anatidae, which also includes swans and geese. Ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the family Anatidae; they do not represent a monophyletic group (the group of all descendants of a single common ancestral species) but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered ducks. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than the swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water.
Ducks are sometimes confused with several types of unrelated water birds with similar forms, such as loons or divers, grebes, gallinules, and coots.
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Goose
Geese are waterfowl of the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera Anser (the grey geese) and Branta (the black geese). Chen, a genus comprising ‘white geese’, is sometimes used to refer to a group of species that are more commonly placed within Anser. Some other birds, mostly related to the shelducks, have “goose” as part of their names. More distantly related members of the family Anatidae are swans, most of which are larger than true geese, and ducks, which are smaller.
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Duck (verb)
To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
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Duck (verb)
To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
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Duck (verb)
To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
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Duck (verb)
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 (verb)
To bow.
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Duck (verb)
To evade doing something.
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Duck (verb)
To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
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Duck (verb)
To enter a place for a short moment.
“I’m just going to duck into the loo for a minute, can you hold my bag?”
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Duck (noun)
An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
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Duck (noun)
Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
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Duck (noun)
The flesh of a duck used as food.
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Duck (noun)
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 (noun)
A playing card with the rank of two.
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Duck (noun)
A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.
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Duck (noun)
A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
“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 (noun)
A shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children’s games.
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Duck (noun)
A cairn used to mark a trail.
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Duck (noun)
One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
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Duck (noun)
A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
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Duck (noun)
Trousers made of such material.
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Duck (noun)
A term of endearment; pet; darling.
“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 (noun)
Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
“Ay up duck, ow’a’tha?”
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Goose (noun)
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.
“There is a flock of geese on the pond.”
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Goose (noun)
The flesh of the goose used as food.
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Goose (noun)
A silly person.
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Goose (noun)
A tailor’s iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics.
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Goose (noun)
A young woman or girlfriend.
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Goose (noun)
An old English board game in which players moved counters along a board, earning a double move when they reached the picture of a goose.
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Goose (verb)
To sharply poke or pinch someone’s buttocks. Derived from a goose’s inclination to bite at a retreating intruder’s hindquarters.
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Goose (verb)
To stimulate, to spur.
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Goose (verb)
To gently accelerate an automobile or machine, or give repeated small taps on the accelerator.
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Goose (verb)
Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not pre-booked a cab. This is unauthorised under UK licensing conditions.
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Goose (verb)
To hiss (a performer) off the stage.
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Duck (noun)
a waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.
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Duck (noun)
a female duck.
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Duck (noun)
a duck as food
“a tangy stew of duck, lamb, and sausage”
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Duck (noun)
a pure white thin-shelled bivalve mollusc found off the Atlantic coasts of America.
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Duck (noun)
an amphibious transport vehicle
“visitors can board an amphibious duck to explore the city”
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Duck (noun)
a quick lowering of the head.
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Duck (noun)
a strong linen or cotton fabric, used chiefly for work clothes and sails
“cotton duck”
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Duck (noun)
trousers made of duck.
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Duck (noun)
a batsman’s score of nought
“he was out for a duck”
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Duck (verb)
lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow or missile or so as not to be seen
“spectators ducked for cover”
“he ducked his head and entered”
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Duck (verb)
depart quickly
“I thought I saw you duck out”
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Duck (verb)
avoid (a blow or missile) by moving quickly
“he ducked a punch from an angry first baseman”
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Duck (verb)
evade or avoid (an unwelcome duty or undertaking)
“a responsibility which a less courageous man might well have ducked”
“I was engaged twice and ducked out both times”
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Duck (verb)
push or plunge (someone) under water, either playfully or as a punishment
“Rufus grabbed him from behind to duck him under the surface”
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Duck (verb)
refrain from playing a winning card on a particular trick for tactical reasons
“declarer ducked the opening spade lead”
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Goose (noun)
a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill. Generally geese are larger than ducks and have longer necks and shorter bills.
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Goose (noun)
a female goose.
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Goose (noun)
the flesh of a goose as food.
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Goose (noun)
a foolish person
“‘Silly goose,’ he murmured fondly”
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Goose (noun)
a tailor’s smoothing iron.
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Goose (verb)
poke (someone) in the bottom.
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Goose (verb)
give (something) a boost; invigorate
“the government’s desire to goose the tired housing market”