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duck [n]
 
1)small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
    Synonyms :
    See Also: anseriform_bird  anatidae  drake  quack-quack  duckling  diving_duck  dabbler  anas_platyrhynchos  anas_rubripes  teal  anas_penelope  anas_clypeata  anas_acuta  sheldrake  oxyura_jamaicensis  bucephela_albeola  bucephela_clangula  aythya_valisineria  aythya_ferina  aythya_americana  bluebill  wild_duck  aix_sponsa  aix_galericulata  cairina_moschata  sea_duck  duck_down 
 
2)(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
    Synonyms :duck's_egg 
    See Also: score  cricket 
 
3)flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
    Synonyms :
    See Also: poultry  duckling 
 
4)a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
    Synonyms :
    See Also: cloth 
 
duck [v]
 
1)to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
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    See Also: move 
 
2)submerge or plunge suddenly
    Synonyms :
    See Also: dive  dousing 
 
3)dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
    Synonyms :dip douse 
    See Also: dip  dousing  dip 
 
4)avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
    Synonyms :circumvent dodge elude evade fudge hedge parry put_off sidestep skirt 
    See Also: avoid  dodge  dodger  avoidance  dodging  circumvention  hedge  equivocator  quibble 
 



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