/ Dictionary / Index Q quack: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: quack Pronunciation: (kwak), [key] —v.i. to utter the cry of a duck or a sound resembling it. quack Pronunciation: (kwak), [key] —adj. being a quack: a quack psychologist who complicates everyone's problems. presented falsely as having curative powers: quack medicine. of, pertaining to, or befitting a quack or quackery: quack methods. —v.t. to treat in the manner of a quack. to advertise or sell with fraudulent claims. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: quack (Thesaurus) Quaalude quackery Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tactful Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language