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ducks


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  ducks 
  ducks  and  drakes 
 
  Grep  of  noun  duck 
  black  duck 
  canvasback  duck 
  cold  duck 
  dabbling  duck 
  diving  duck 
  donald  duck 
  duck 
  duck's  egg 
  duck-billed  dinosaur 
  duck-billed  platypus 
  duck  down 
  duck  hunter 
  duck  hunting 
  duck  pate 
  duck  sauce 
  duck  shot 
  duck  soup 
  duckbill 
  duckbilled  platypus 
  duckboard 
  ducking 
  ducking  stool 
  duckling 
  duckpin 
  duckpins 
  ducks  and  drakes 
  duckweed 
  duckweed  family 
  ducky 
  eider  duck 
  fish  duck 
  geoduck 
  lake  duck 
  lame  duck 
  lesser  scaup  duck 
  mandarin  duck 
  muscovy  duck 
  musk  duck 
  pin-tailed  duck 
  queer  duck 
  ruddy  duck 
  scaup  duck 
  sea  duck 
  shelduck 
  sitting  duck 
  summer  duck 
  wild  duck 
  wood  duck 
 
  Overview  of  noun  duck 
 
  The  noun  duck  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  duck  --  (small  wild  or  domesticated  web-footed  broad-billed  swimming  bird  usually  having  a  depressed  body  and  short  legs) 
  2.  duck,  duck's  egg  --  ((in  cricket)  a  score  of  nothing  by  a  batsman) 
  3.  duck  --  (flesh  of  a  duck  (domestic  or  wild)) 
  4.  duck  --  (a  heavy  cotton  fabric  of  plain  weave;  used  for  clothing  and  tents) 
 
  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  noun  duck 
 
  The  noun  duck  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  duck  --  (small  wild  or  domesticated  web-footed  broad-billed  swimming  bird  usually  having  a  depressed  body  and  short  legs) 
  2.  duck,  duck's  egg  --  ((in  cricket)  a  score  of  nothing  by  a  batsman) 
  3.  duck  --  (flesh  of  a  duck  (domestic  or  wild)) 
  4.  duck  --  (a  heavy  cotton  fabric  of  plain  weave;  used  for  clothing  and  tents) 
 
  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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