duck

/dˈʌk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

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”

noun

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

Synonyms for duck

• dip
• douse
• hedge
• fudge
• evade
• put off
• circumvent
• parry
• elude
• skirt
• dodge
• sidestep
• duck's egg

Words that rhyme with duck

• buck
• pluck
• suck
• chuck
• tuck
• muck
• amok
• amuck
• luck
• ruck
• shuck
• truck
• cluck
• fuck
• puck
• stuck
• unstuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• guck
• huck
• moonstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• schmuck
• struck
• thunderstruck
• woodchuck
• bruck
• buc