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duck
'duck' - used as a noun
1. small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
2. (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
3. flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
4. a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

'duck' - used as a verb
5. to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
Before he could duck, another stone struck him
6. submerge or plunge suddenly
7. dip into a liquid
8. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

derived forms
1. Duck / Plural
ducks
2. Duck / Past
ducked
3. Duck / Third Person
ducks
4. Duck / Present Participle
ducking
Variations of 'duck'
 
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