Meaning & Definition of Duck in English

1. Small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

2. (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

3. Flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

4. A heavy cotton fabric of plain weave

• Used for clothing and tents

1. To move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

• "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"

2. Submerge or plunge suddenly

3. Dip into a liquid

• "He dipped into the pool"

4. 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"