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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'DUCK'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) duck
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
Synonyms: duck's egg
2. (noun) duck, duck's egg
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
Synonyms: duck's egg , duck
3. (noun) duck
flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
Synonyms: duck's egg
4. (verb) duck
a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
Synonyms: duck's egg
5. (verb) duck
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
Synonyms: parry , circumvent , evade , hedge , douse , elude , dip , fudge , put off , skirt , sidestep , dodge
6. (verb) duck
submerge or plunge suddenly
Synonyms: parry , circumvent , evade , hedge , douse , elude , dip , fudge , put off , skirt , sidestep , dodge
7. (verb) dip, douse, duck
dip into a liquid
Synonyms: parry , fudge , dim , hedge , dodge , dowse , dunk , skirt , duck , sink , put out , souse , sop , soak , circumvent , dip , put off , elude , drench , douse , evade , plunge , sidestep
8. (verb) hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Synonyms: put over , circumvent , set back , dip , turn off , confuse , sidestep , cook , douse , overreach , beat , surround , dishearten , hold over , hem in , environ , defer , outfox , deflect , parry , dodge , remit , fake , duck , border , flurry , prorogue , block , outsmart , hedge , manipulate , put off , evade , falsify , table , misrepresent , postpone , hedge in , shelve , beleaguer , elude , disconcert , ring , wangle , escape , fudge , outwit , besiege , bilk , skirt
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'DUCK'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. DUCK
Dip is Saxon, while immerse is Latin for the same initial act; dip is accordingly the more popular and commonplace, immerse the more elegant and dignified expression in many cases. To speak o
Synonyms: immerse , bury , dip , douse , duck , immerge , plunge , sink , submerge
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