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

Hypernym(s): anseriform_bird

· (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

Synonym(s): duck%27s_egg

Hypernym(s): score

· flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

Hypernym(s): poultry

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

Hypernym(s): fabric, cloth, material, textile

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

Hypernym(s): move

· submerge or plunge suddenly

Hypernym(s): dive, plunge, plunk

· dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"

Synonym(s): dip, douse

Hypernym(s): dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse

· 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"

Synonym(s): hedge, fudge, evade, put_off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, sidestep

Hypernym(s): avoid