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duck

The English word “duck” has 24 meanings listed here.

To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
To bow.
To evade doing something, especially something considered a responsibility.
To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
To enter a place for a short moment.
A cave passage containing water with low, or no, airspace.
An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
The flesh of a duck used as food.
A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (Short for duck's egg.)
A playing card with the rank of two.
Ellipsis of architectural duck; a building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
A cairn used to mark a trail.
One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
A long-necked medical urinal for men; a bed urinal.
A faggot; a meatball made from offal.
A tightly-woven cotton or linen fabric, often used as sailcloth.
Trousers made of such material.
A term of endearment; pet; darling.
Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
To surreptitiously leave a rubber duck on someone's parked Jeep as an act of kindness (see Jeep ducking).

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