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duck

/ duck /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
Type of:
anseriform bird
Kinds of:
drake quack-quack duckling diving duck dabbling duck
Has parts:
Anatidae family Anatidae
noun Sense 2
a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
Type of:
fabric cloth material
noun Sense 3
flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
Type of:
poultry
Kinds of:
duckling
noun Sense 4
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
Type of:
score
Domain:
cricket
verb Sense 5
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
"Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
Type of:
move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
submerge or plunge suddenly
Type of:
dive plunge plunk
Derived:
submersion immersion ducking dousing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
dip into a liquid
"He dipped into the pool"
Type of:
dunk dip souse
Derived:
submersion immersion ducking dousing dip
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
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"
Type of:
avoid
Kinds of:
quibble
Derived:
dodge dodging scheme dodger fox
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
96%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
37
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

anseriform bird drake quack-quack duckling diving duck dabbling duck fabric cloth material poultry score move