duck, v.
(ducked, ducking, ducks)
freq. cnt. 13
(ducked, ducking, ducks)
freq. cnt. 13
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
duck
sample sentences
"Before he could duck, another stone struck him"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
submerge or plunge suddenly
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
duck
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP
The airplane is sure to %s
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
circumvent dodge duck elude evade fudge hedge parry put off sidestep skirt
sample sentences
"He dodged the issue""she skirted the problem"
"They tend to evade their responsibilities"
"he evaded the questions skillfully"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
dip into a liquid
<verb.motion>
dip douse duck
sample sentences
"He dipped into the pool"verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomebody ----s something PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym