Noun
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a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave
used for clothing and tents
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flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
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(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
- duck's egg -
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
Verb
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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"
- put off -
dip into a liquid
"He dipped into the pool"
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submerge or plunge suddenly
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to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
"Before he could duck, another stone struck him"