duck
     n 1: small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming
          bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
     2: (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 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"
        [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent},
        {parry}, {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {sidestep}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0