duck /dʌk/
1. small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
synset: duck
2. (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
synset: duck, duck's_egg
3. flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
synset: duck
4. a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
synset: duck
1. to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
synset: duck
2. submerge or plunge suddenly
synset: duck
3. dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
4. 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"
synset: hedge, fudge, evade, put_off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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