1. (

• duck

) to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him" ;

2. (

• duck ,

) submerge or plunge suddenly ;

3. (

• dip ,
• douse ,
• duck ,

) dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" ;

4. (

• hedge ,
• fudge ,
• evade ,
• put_off ,
• circumvent ,
• parry ,
• elude ,
• skirt ,
• dodge ,
• duck ,
• sidestep

) 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" ;