Dictionary definition · duck
noun
- small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
- (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
- flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
- a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
verb
- to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away"Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
- submerge or plunge suddenly
- dip into a liquid"He dipped into the pool"
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)"He dodged the issue"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).