Meaning Of The Word Sitting duck

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Sitting duck? Find Sitting duck meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Sitting duck Meaning

Sitting duck Definition
Sitting duck Definition

What's The Definition Of Sitting duck?

sitting duck
countable noun: If you say that someone is a sitting duck, you mean that they are easy to attack, cheat, or take advantage of.

sitting duck in American English
a person or thing especially vulnerable to attack; easy target
noun: a helpless or easy target or victim

sitting duck in British English
noun: an obvious or defenceless target

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Echo sounder ‐ noun: a navigation and position-finding device…
  • Calf roping ‐ noun: a timed rodeo event in which a mounted rider…
  • Unplowed ‐ adjective; adjective: not tilled…
  • Skidpan ‐ noun: an area made slippery so that vehicle drivers…
  • Polysyllabic ‐ having several, esp. four or more, syllables…
  • Quadrominium ‐ noun: a building consisting of four individually…
  • Hoof foot ‐ noun: a termination to a leg, consisting of a…
  • Storage unit ‐ noun: a piece of furniture for storing something…
  • Fall back ‐ to give way; recede; retreat; to recede or retreat…
  • Exude ‐ to pass out in drops through pores, an incision…