DUCK

/dʌk/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 13

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.

“I'm just going to duck into the loo for a minute, can you hold my bag?”
“A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly.”
“Congressman Jones was a lame duck and did not vote on many issues that were important to his constituents.”