ducked

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  duck 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  duck 
 
  Sense  4 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  quibble 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  duck 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  duck 
 
  Sense  4 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  quibble 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  duck 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  duck 
 
  4  senses  of  duck 
 
  Sense  1 
  duck 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  2 
  duck 
  =>  dive,  plunge,  plunk 
 
  Sense  3 
  dip,  douse,  duck 
  =>  dunk,  dip,  souse,  plunge,  douse 
 
  Sense  4 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  avoid 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  duck 
 
  duck  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  duck 
 
  Sense  1 
  duck 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  duck 
  =>  dive,  plunge,  plunk 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  dip,  douse,  duck 
  =>  dunk,  dip,  souse,  plunge,  douse 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  avoid 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  duck 
 
  The  verb  duck  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  duck  --  (to  move  (the  head  or  body)  quickly  downwards  or  away:  "Before  he  could  duck,  another  stone  struck  him.") 
  2.  (3)  duck  --  (submerge  or  plunge  suddenly) 
  3.  dip,  douse,  duck  --  (dip  into  a  liquid:  "He  dipped  into  the  pool") 
  4.  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep  --  (avoid  or  try  to  avoid,  as  of  duties,  questions  and  issues;  "He  dodged  the  issue") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  duck 
 
  The  verb  duck  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  duck  --  (to  move  (the  head  or  body)  quickly  downwards  or  away:  "Before  he  could  duck,  another  stone  struck  him.") 
  2.  (3)  duck  --  (submerge  or  plunge  suddenly) 
  3.  dip,  douse,  duck  --  (dip  into  a  liquid:  "He  dipped  into  the  pool") 
  4.  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep  --  (avoid  or  try  to  avoid,  as  of  duties,  questions  and  issues;  "He  dodged  the  issue") 

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