ALL meanings of duking
duke
D d - noun duking Present participle of duke. 1
- noun duking (in Continental Europe) the male ruler of a duchy; the sovereign of a small state. 1
- noun duking a British nobleman holding the highest hereditary title outside the royal family, ranking immediately below a prince and above a marquis; a member of the highest rank of the British peerage. 1
- noun duking a nobleman of corresponding rank in certain other countries. 1
- noun duking a cultivated hybrid of the sweet and sour cherry. 1
- noun duking dukes, Slang. fists; hands: Put up your dukes. 1
- verb with object duking Slang. to hit or thrash with the fists (sometimes followed by out): He duked me because he said I had insulted him. The bully said he was going to duke out anyone who disagreed. 1
- idioms duking duke it out, to fight, especially with the fists; do battle: The adversaries were prepared to duke it out in the alley. 1