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- pronunciation:
- duhk
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
ducks, ducking, ducked |
| definition 1: |
to lower one's head or whole body quickly, so as to hide or to avoid a blow or contact with a moving object.
I ducked and the snowball just missed me.We'll have to duck when the canoe goes under those low-hanging branches.- similar words:
- crouch, dive, dodge
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| definition 2: |
to lower one's head or whole body into water quickly and for a short time.
- similar words:
- dip, dive, plunge
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| definition 3: |
to avoid any undesirable chore, situation, or person.
- similar words:
- dodge, evade, malinger
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| related words: |
escape, submerge |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to lower (one's head or whole body) quickly, as to hide or to avoid a blow or contact with a moving object.
- similar words:
- avoid, dip, dodge
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| definition 2: |
to lower into water quickly and for a short time.
She ducked her dog in the pond.- synonyms:
- dip, dunk
- similar words:
- immerse
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| definition 3: |
to avoid (any undesirable chore, situation, or person).
- similar words:
- avoid, dodge, evade, steer clear of
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| related words: |
elude, lower, plunge, submerge |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act, process, or a particular instance of ducking, esp. a quick lowering into water.
- synonyms:
- dip
- similar words:
- bob, dive, plunge
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| related words: |
dip |
| derivation: |
ducker (n.) |
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