duck

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʌk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʌk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(duk)

Inflections of 'duck' (n):
ducks
npl (All usages)
duck
npl (Can be used as a collective plural for the birds—e.g. "The men are hunting duck.")

duck
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Sense: Noun: bird
Synonyms:
drake, duckling, Mallard, Mandarin duck, Muscovy duck, bird Collocations, Canada goose, goose Collocations, water bird, waterfowl, aquatic bird, hen Collocations
Sense: Verb: avoid responsibility
Synonyms:
avoid Collocations, dodge Collocations, evade, duck out of (informal), get out of (informal), escape Collocations, elude, shirk, sidestep, steer clear of (informal), keep clear of, stay clear of, wriggle out of (informal), weasel out of (informal), shy away from, run from, shake Collocations
Sense: Verb: lower the head quickly
Synonyms:
bob Collocations, bend Collocations, stoop Collocations, bow Collocations, crouch Collocations, kneel down, dive Collocations, go down, get down, dip Collocations, lower your head
Sense: Verb: move sideways
Synonyms:
dodge Collocations, swerve Collocations, sidestep, weave Collocations, zigzag, serpentine, turn Collocations, bend Collocations, curve Collocations
Sense: Verb: immerse quickly
Synonyms:
immerse Collocations, dunk, plunge Collocations, submerge, submerse, dip Collocations, soak Collocations


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