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| duck [ duk ] |
verb (past and past participle ducked, present participle duck·ing, 3rd person present singular ducks) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb bend quickly: to bend or move the head down quickly, especially to avoid being hit by something
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2. intransitive verb move quickly: to move somewhere very quickly, often to avoid being seen
  I ducked behind a desk and kept as still as possible.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb plunge under water: to push somebody under water, or move quickly so as to go below the surface of water
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4. transitive verb avoid something: to avoid dealing with something that ought to be dealt with
The candidate ducked all the questions about her past.
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5. intransitive verb bridge deliberately lose trick: to play a card lower than an opponent's on purpose in order to lose a trick
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noun (plural ducks) |
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quick downward movement: a movement downward with the head, especially to avoid being hit by something
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| [13th century. Probably < assumed Old English dūcan< W Germanic, "dive, dip"] |
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| duck·er noun |
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duck and run to avoid meeting somebody face to face
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