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To move suddenly, usually to avoid a collision
“Quickly duck behind a wall to avoid being seen.”
To attempt to get out of a responsibility or situation
“It seems to be abrogating educational responsibility to duck out of teaching the right way to handle real javelins.”
Lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow or missile or so as not to be seen
“Clark did his best not to shuffle his feet or duck his head.”
To lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something
“Rufus grabbed him from behind to duck him under the surface.”
Deliberately avoiding providing a clear answer or statement
To physically and nimbly elude (typically an opponent in a contest)
Lower and raise one's head slightly and briefly, especially in greeting, assent, or understanding, or to give someone a signal
To swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt
To cause to fail
To take care of oneself, to take responsibility for oneself
To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation
To be liberated or freed from (something)
Plunge head first into water with one's arms raised over one's head
To prevent oneself from
Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully
To make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements
To hide oneself or stay out of sight
Fail to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or to appear in a law court
To conceal or hide from view
To leave behind
A human being in the general sense
Domesticated bird
A quick and nimble move, typically to elude
Freshwater bird
A common and widespread dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos, whose male has a distinctive dark green head
Coarse material
An act of jumping or diving into water
An act of nodding the head
Nothing, especially as the score in certain games; zero
A pretense or stratagem
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