ducking
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duck 1
(dŭk)n.
1. Any of various wild or domesticated waterbirds of the family Anatidae, characteristically having a broad flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet.
2. A female duck.
3. The flesh of a duck used as food.
4. Slang A person, especially one thought of as peculiar.
5. often ducks(used with a sing. verb) Chiefly British A dear.
[Middle English doke, from Old English dūce, possibly from *dūcan, to dive; see duck2.]
duck 2
(dŭk)v. ducked, duck·ing, ducks
v.tr.
1. To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something: ducked his head as the ball came toward him.
2. To evade; dodge: duck responsibility; ducked the reporter's question.
3. To push (a person, for example) suddenly under water.
4. In bridge, to deliberately play a card that is lower than (an opponent's card).
v.intr.
1. To lower the head or body.
2. To move swiftly, especially so as to escape being seen: ducked behind a bush.
3. To submerge the head or body briefly in water.
4. To evade a responsibility or obligation. Often used with out: duck out on one's family.
5. In bridge, to lose a trick by deliberately playing lower than one's opponent.
n.
1. A quick lowering of the head or body.
2. A plunge under water.
[Middle English douken, to dive, possibly from Old English *dūcan; akin to Middle Low German and Middle Dutch dūken.]
duck′er n.
duck 3
(dŭk)n.
1. A durable, closely woven heavy cotton or linen fabric.
2. ducks Clothing made of duck, especially white pants.
[Dutch doek, cloth, from Middle Dutch doec.]
duck 4
(dŭk)n.
1. An amphibious military truck used during World War II.
2. A similar vehicle used for civilian purposes, as to evacuate flood victims or for sightseeing tours. In both senses also called DUKW.
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ducking
(ˈdʌkɪŋ)n
1. an instance of being submerged under water
2. (Hunting) the hunting of wild ducks
3. ducking and diving ducking and weaving evasiveness
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| Noun | 1. |  ducking - hunting ducks |
| 2. |  ducking - the act of wetting something by submerging itwetting - the act of making something wet |
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ducking
n (in water) → Untertauchen nt, → Tauchen nt; to give somebody a ducking → jdn untertauchen or tunken
ducking
:ducking and diving
n (inf) → Ausweichmanöver pl; (verbal also) → Ausflüchte pl; ducking is all part of political life → Ausweichmanöver gehören zur Politik
ducking stool
n Sitz auf einem Balken, mit dem Übeltäter zur Strafe ins Wasser getaucht wurden
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