duck

(noun) small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs.

(noun) (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman. Synonyms: duck's egg.

(noun) flesh of a duck (domestic or wild).

(noun) a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents.

(verb) to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away. Example: "Before he could duck, another stone struck him."

(verb) submerge or plunge suddenly.

(verb) dip into a liquid. Synonyms: dip, douse. Example: "He dipped into the pool."

(verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues). Synonyms: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, sidestep. Examples: "He dodged the issue." "She skirted the problem." "They tend to evade their responsibilities." "He evaded the questions skillfully."