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Noun duck has 4 senses

duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
--₁ is a kind of anseriform bird
--₁ is a member of Anatidae, family Anatidae
--₁ has part: duck down; duck
--₁ has particulars:

duck, duck's egg - (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
--₂ is a kind of score
duck - flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
--₃ is a kind of poultry
--₃ is a part of duck
--₃ has particulars: duckling
duck - a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
--₄ is a kind of fabric, cloth, material, textile

Verb duck has 4 senses

duck - to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
--₁ is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
duck - submerge or plunge suddenly
--₂ is one way to dive, plunge, plunk

Derived form: noun ducking₂
Sample sentence:
The airplane is sure to duck
dip, douse, duck - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
--₃ is one way to dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse

Derived form: noun ducking₂
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something PP
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep - 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"
--₄ is one way to avoid
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something