English dictionary

duck

/d/@/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

noun.animal

Source: WordNet 3.0
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

noun.quantity

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flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

noun.food

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a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

noun.artifact

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A pet; a darling.

noun

Source: webster1913
A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter than canvas, -- used for the lighter sails of vessels, the sacking of beds, and sometimes for men's clothing.

noun

Source: webster1913
Any bird of the subfamily <i>Anatinæ</i>, family <i>Anatidæ</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913

to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

verb.motion

Examples
Before he could duck, another stone struck him.

Source: WordNet 3.0
submerge or plunge suddenly

verb.motion

Source: WordNet 3.0
dip into a liquid

verb.motion

Synonyms dip douse

Source: WordNet 3.0
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

verb.communication

Synonyms circumvent dodge elude evade fudge hedge parry put off sidestep skirt

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To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly withdraw.

verb

Source: webster1913
To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to dive; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to dip.

verb

Source: webster1913