Main entry: duck
Definition: small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
Main entry: duck
Definition: a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
Main entry: duck
Definition: flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
Main entry: duck, duck's egg
Definition: (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
Main entry: hedge, circumvent, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt, dodge, duck, evade, fudge, elude
Definition: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Usage: He dodged the issue; she skirted the problem; They tend to evade their responsibilities; he evaded the questions skillfully
Main entry: duck
Definition: to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
Usage: Before he could duck, another stone struck him
Main entry: duck
Definition: submerge or plunge suddenly
Definition: dip into a liquid
Usage: He dipped into the pool