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shuttlecock

/ˈʃʌt.əl.kɒk/

/ˈʃʌt.əl.kɑk/

Translations

shuttlecocknoun

shuttlecocks

/ˈʃʌt.əl.kɒk/

/ˈʃʌt.əl.kɑk/

The shuttlecock flew over the net.

Волан перелетел через сетку.

Additional translations

перьевой мяч

Synonyms

shuttlecockverb

shuttlecocked

Past Simple

shuttlecocked

Past Participle

shuttlecocking

Gerund

/ˈʃʌt.əl.kɒk/

/ˈʃʌt̬.əl.kɑːk/

Established but somewhat formal verb meaning ‘to bandy or send back and forth’.

shuttlecockadjective

Attributive use before a noun (‘shuttlecock feathers’, ‘shuttlecock skirt’).

shuttlecocknoun

A lightweight object with a rounded base and feathers or a plastic skirt, used in the game of badminton.

The players took turns hitting the shuttlecock back and forth over the net.

Something, such as a proposal or person, that is repeatedly passed back and forth between parties.

The plan became a political shuttlecock between the two ministries.

shuttlecockverb

To send or move back and forth rapidly between places, people, or parties.

For weeks the file was shuttlecocked between the legal and finance departments.

shuttlecockadjective

Relating to or resembling a shuttlecock; used attributively before another noun.

The designer unveiled a dress with a distinctive shuttlecock silhouette.