Definitions for duck
Overview of noun duck
The noun duck has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) duck
(small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs)
2. duck, duck's egg
((cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman)
3. duck
(flesh of a duck (domestic or wild))
4. duck
(a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents)
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")
