duke

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Noun

1. The [[male]] [[ruler]] of a [[duchy]] (female equivalent: {{m|en|duchess}}).
2. The [[sovereign]] of a [[small]] [[state]].
3. A [[high]] [[title]] of [[nobility]]; the [[male]] [[holder]] of a [[dukedom]].
4. A [[grand duke]].
5. Any of various [[nymphalid]] butterflies of the Asian [[genus|genera]] {{taxlink|Bassarona|genus}} and {{taxlink|Dophla|genus}}.
6. {{lb|en|slang|usually|in the plural}} A [[fist]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|informal}} To [[hit]] or [[beat]] with the [[fist]]s.
2. {{lb|en|slang|transitive}} To [[give]] [[cash]] to; to give a [[tip]] to.
3. To [[perform]] the duties of, or [[rule]] over as, a duke.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} {{given name|en|male|from=English}}; mostly US and rather rare.
2. {{lb|en|countable}} {{surname|en|from=occupations}} for service in the household of a duke, or from a nickname.
3. {{lb|en|informal}} {{ng|A male [[nickname]].}}
4. {{lb|en|informal}} {{ellipsis of|en|w:Duke University|addl=a private university in Durham, North Carolina, USA}}.
5. A [[place name]]:

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