A duke is a person with high social rank. This title is given in some kingdoms. It is one step below a king or prince.
The Duke visited the town yesterday.
A duke often owns large land areas.
Duke is the name of a big butterfly species. It has bright colors and lives in warm places like Southeast Asia.
The Duke butterfly lives in tropical forests.
I saw a bright Duke in the garden.
Duke is a name for some motorcycles. It is a brand from Austria. People use it to talk about this bike model.
He rides a Duke motorcycle every day.
The Duke is fast and light to drive.
To duke means to fight using punches. It is often used in informal talk and means to fight physically.
They will duke it out in the ring.
The boys duked it out after school.
Dukes can mean fists or hands when someone is ready to fight. This is slang language and not formal.
Get your dukes up and fight!
He raised his dukes to defend himself.
Duke is the name used for teams of Duke University. People say this to mean the school’s sports teams.
Duke won the basketball game today.
Many cheer for Duke in sports.
