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Definition of ducking

Overview of noun ducking

The noun ducking has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) ducking, duck hunting

(hunting ducks)

2. submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing

(the act of wetting something by submerging it)

Overview of verb duck

The verb duck has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (10) duck

(to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him")

2. (3) duck

(submerge or plunge suddenly)

3. dip, douse, duck

(dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool")

4. hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep

(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")