duck

nouns

small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
duck
is derived from
duckling
is a member of
swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
Anatidae, family Anatidae
is a type of (narrower)
chiefly web-footed swimming birds
anseriform bird
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
duck, duck's egg
flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
duck
is derived from
duckling
is a part of
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
duck
is a type of (narrower)
flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
poultry
a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
duck
is a type of (narrower)
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
"the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
cloth, fabric, material, textile

verbs

to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
"Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
duck
is a type of (narrower)
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
"He moved his hand slightly to the right"
move
submerge or plunge suddenly
duck
is derived from
ducking
is a type of (narrower)
drop steeply
"the stock market plunged"
dive, plunge, plunk
dip into a liquid
"He dipped into the pool"
dip, douse, duck
is derived from
ducking
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"
circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt