duck

duck (http://definr.com/duck)

     n 1: small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming
          bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
     2: (in cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman [syn: {duck's
        egg}]
     3: flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
     4: a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and
        tents
     v 1:  to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away:
          "Before he could duck, another stone struck him."
     2: submerge or plunge suddenly
     3: dip into a liquid: "He dipped into the pool" [syn: dip, douse]
     4: avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues;
        "He dodged the issue" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, {put
        off}, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, sidestep]