duck

(n) small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
(n) (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman duck's egg,
(n) flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
(n) a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

(v) to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
- Before he could duck, another stone struck him
(v) submerge or plunge suddenly
(v) dip into a liquid
- He dipped into the pool
douse, dip,
(v) 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
evade, hedge, sidestep, skirt, fudge, parry, circumvent, dodge, elude, put off,

duck's egg douse dip evade hedge sidestep skirt fudge parry circumvent dodge elude put off

duce duct

dub dud due dug dun duo

duad dual duce duct dude duds duel duet duff Dufy duke dull duly Duma dumb dump dune dung dunk dupe dura Duse dusk dust duty

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