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duck
verb(duck)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Synonyms: circumvent, dodge, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt,
duck
noun(duck)
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
Synonyms: duck's egg,
duck
verb(duck)
dip into a liquid
Synonyms: dip, douse,
duck
noun(duck)
a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
duck
noun(duck)
flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
duck
noun(duck)
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
duck
verb(duck)
submerge or plunge suddenly
duck
verb(duck)
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
Examples:
Before he could duck, another stone struck him.

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