duck

n 1: small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming

bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

2: (in cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman [syn: {duck's

egg}]

3: flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

4: a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and

tents

v 1: to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away:

"Before he could duck, another stone struck him."

2: submerge or plunge suddenly

3: dip into a liquid: "He dipped into the pool" [syn: {dip}, {douse}]

4: avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues;

"He dodged the issue" [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put

off}, {circumvent}, {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {sidestep}]