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Synonyms
duck1 (dŭk)

[Middle English doke, from Old English dūce, possibly from * dūcan, to dive; see duck2.]

noun 

  1. Any of various wild or domesticated swimming birds of the family Anatidae, characteristically having a broad, flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet.
  2. A female duck.
  3. The flesh of a duck used as food.
  4. Slang A person, especially one thought of as peculiar.
  5. Chiefly British A dear. Often used in the plural with a singular verb.
duck2 (dŭk)

[Middle English douken, to dive, possibly from Old English* dūcanMiddle Low German and Middle Dutch dūken.]

verb: ducked, duck·ing, ducks. 

transitive verb 

  1. To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something: ducked his head as the ball came toward him.
  2. To evade; dodge: duck responsibility; ducked the reporter's question.
  3. To push suddenly under water. See synonyms at dip
  4. Games To deliberately play a card that is lower than (an opponent's card).

intransitive verb 

  1. To lower the head or body.
  2. To move swiftly, especially so as to escape being seen: ducked behind a bush.
  3. To submerge the head or body briefly in water.
  4. To evade a responsibility or obligation. Often used with out: duck out on one's family.
  5. Games To lose a trick by deliberately playing lower than one's opponent.

noun 

  1. A quick lowering of the head or body.
  2. A plunge into water.

derivatives

ducḱer
noun
duck3 (dŭk)

[Dutch doek, cloth, from Middle Dutch doec.]

noun 

  1. A durable, closely woven heavy cotton or linen fabric.
  2. Clothing made of duck, especially white trousers.
duck4 (dŭk)

[Alteration (influenced by duck1), of DUKW.]

noun 

  1. An amphibious military truck used during World War II.
  2. An amphibious truck used in emergencies, as to evacuate flood victims.