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 , get out of , escape Collocations, elude, shirk, sidestep, steer clear of , keep clear of, stay clear of, wriggle out of , weasel out of , 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