duck

Noun

• a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

• flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

• (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

• small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

Verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  • He dodged the issue
    
  • she skirted the problem
    
  • They tend to evade their responsibilities
    
  • he evaded the questions skillfully
    

• dip into a liquid
  • He dipped into the pool
    

• submerge or plunge suddenly

• to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
  • Before he could duck, another stone struck him
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  duck's egg , dip , douse