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   duck

   /dʌk/

   verb

   • 1. lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow or missile or so as not to be seen: "spectators ducked for cover" Similar bob downbend (down)bow downstoop (down)crouch (down)squat (down)hunch downhunker downsit on one's haunchescowercringeshrinkhuddleinformal:scoochOpposite straighten upstand
   • ▪ depart quickly: "I thought I saw you duck out"
   • ▪ avoid (a blow or missile) by moving quickly: "he ducked a punch from an angry first baseman"
   • ▪ evade or avoid (an unwelcome duty or undertaking): informal "a responsibility which a less courageous man might well have ducked" Similar shirkdodgeevadeavoidsteer clear ofrun away fromeludeescapefind a way out ofback out ofpull out ofshuneschewmisssidestepbypassskirt roundcircumventgive a wide berth tofind a way roundturn one's back oninformal:cop out ofget out ofwriggle out ofworm one's way out ofskiveskive offfunkcutduck-shovearchaic:declinebilkOpposite take part inface up to
   • 2. push or plunge (someone) under water, either playfully or as a punishment: "Rufus grabbed him from behind to duck him under the surface" Similar dipdunkplungeimmersesubmergelowersink
   • 3. refrain from playing a winning card on a particular trick for tactical reasons: "declarer ducked the opening spade lead"

   noun

   • 1. a quick lowering of the head.

   Word Origin Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duiken and German tauchen ‘dive, dip, plunge’, also to duck1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ducker noun

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   What does duck mean in slang?

   • n. 1. Any of various wild or domesticated waterbirds of the family Anatidae, characteristically having a broad flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet. 2. A female duck. 3. The flesh of a duck used as food. 4. Slang A person, especially one thought of as peculiar. 5. often ducks(used with a sing. verb) Chiefly British A dear.

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   What is the difference between a duck and a Drake?

   • , plural ducks, duck. any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body. the female of this bird, as distinguished from the male. Compare drake 1. the flesh of this bird, eaten as food.

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   Why did a duck duck in time?

   • A duck is a female duck. The male is called a drake. I brought in one drake and three ducks. If you duck, you move your head or the top half of your body quickly downwards to avoid something that might hit you, or to avoid being seen. He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker. [VERB] He ducked his head to hide his admiration.

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   What does ducked mean?

   • 1. To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something: ducked his head as the ball came toward him. 2. To evade; dodge: duck responsibility; ducked the reporter's question. 3. To push (a person, for example) suddenly under water. 4. In bridge, to deliberately play a card that is lower than (an opponent's card). 1. To lower the head or body. 2.

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   any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body. the female of this bird, as distinguished from the male.

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    A duck is a bird that spends much of its life on or near water. You can sometimes see whole families of ducks paddling across lakes and ponds. Ducks can be wild or domesticated — if you keep ducks in your yard, you'll need to provide them with at least a small body of water.