duck
noun
- 1
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
- 2
a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
- 3
flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
- 4
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
verb
- 1
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
He dodged the issue
she skirted the problem
- 2
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
Before he could duck, another stone struck him
- 3
submerge or plunge suddenly
- 4
dip into a liquid
He dipped into the pool
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