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What does duck mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive) To lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
  2. (transitive) To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
  3. (intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
  4. (transitive) To lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
  5. (intransitive) To bow.
  6. (transitive) To evade doing something.
  7. (transitive) To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
  8. (intransitive, Australia) To enter a place for a short moment.
Noun
  1. An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
  2. (uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
  3. (cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
  4. (slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
  5. A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.
  6. A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
  7. A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
  8. (US) A cairn used to mark a trail.
  9. One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
Noun
  1. A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
  2. (plural) Trousers made of such material.
Noun
  1. A term of endearment; pet; darling.
  2. (Midlands) Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
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