part of speech: noun
definition 1: a bird that lives in or near water and has webbed feet for swimming and a large flat bill.
definition 2: a female duck. The male is often called a drake.
part of speech: verb
inflections: ducks, ducking, ducked
definition 1: to lower the head or whole body quickly to avoid something.
- I ducked, and the snowball missed me.
- He ducked behind a bush so that no one would see him.
definition 2: to lower into water quickly and for a short time.
- She ducked her dog in the pond.
synonyms: dip, dunk
definition 3: to avoid something.
- Josie never ducked her chores even when she wanted to.
derivation: ducker (n.)