The noun duck has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) duck -- (small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs)
2. duck, duck's egg -- ((cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman)
3. duck -- (flesh of a duck (domestic or wild))
4. duck -- (a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents)
Overview of verb duck
The verb duck has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (10) duck -- (to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him")
2. (3) 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")