DUCK
Scrabble letter values: D2U1C3K5 = 11
Definition
- verb to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away.
- verb submerge or plunge suddenly.
- verb dip into a liquid. — synonyms: dip, douse
- verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues). — synonyms: hedge, fudge, evade, put_off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt
- noun small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs.
- noun (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman. — synonyms: duck's_egg
- noun flesh of a duck (domestic or wild).
- noun a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave.
Examples
- “Before he could duck, another stone struck him”
- “He dipped into the pool”
- “He dodged the issue”