duck
/dʌk/noun, verb1 syllable
Duck means: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
Synonyms for duck18
noun, as in (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
verb, as in avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
verb, as in dip into a liquid
also used for duck
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What does duck mean?8
verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)“He dodged the issue”
dip into a liquid“He dipped into the pool”
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away“Before he could duck, another stone struck him”
submerge or plunge suddenly
noun
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with duck?14
Duck in a sentence
- On the fifth day, the duck was still alive.Pacific
- Step right up and try your luck, win a baby duck!rul
- Be kind to your web-footed friends, for a duck may be somebody's mother.rul
- Hey, is that a demonic duck of some sort?Ooneykcall
- Some people see the duck, but have difficulty seeing the rabbit.Hybrid
- Some people see the rabbit, but have difficulty seeing the duck.Hybrid
- I asked him to buy a duck, but he bought a pineapple.DJ_Saidez
- Gold is very dense, about twenty times denser than a duck.DJ_Saidez
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of duck
as a noun
- plural
- ducks
as a verb
- past tense
- ducked
- present participle
- ducking
- third-person singular
- ducks
- past participle
- ducked