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To physically bend downward
“Devin would slip his arm around her and slowly duck his head until his nose could meet hers.”
To lower the body quickly
“Ralph climbed up on a small boulder to get a better look at the scene and was forced to quickly duck his head as the assassin looked his way.”
To move aside or to and fro in a sudden or quick manner
“Despite the bike's stable handling, it is still quick and responsive enough for me to repeatedly duck around potholes.”
To avoid something undesirable, typically a collision by moving out of the way
“There had been no time to duck the oncoming ball, which hit Floyd smack in the middle of his chest.”
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.”
To dip or immerse something or someone in liquid
“Many of the spectators mobbed the judge, with some threatening to duck him in the lake.”
Deliberately avoiding providing a clear answer or statement
To swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt
To shun or shy away from
To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation
To be liberated or freed from (something)
To fail to fulfill an obligation or payment
To physically plunge downward, especially headfirst and into water
Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully
(fend off) To defend against or keep away
To suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust
To make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements
To hide oneself or stay out of sight
To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
To conceal or hide from view
(of a person or animal) To sink to or towards the ground
A human being in the general sense
“No matter what situation I'm in, I've always been kind of an odd duck.”
A steep downward plunge
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 up-and-down movement, single or repeated
Nothing, especially as the score in certain games
A pretense or stratagem
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