To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
To enter a place for a short moment.
To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
To evade doing something.
To quickly lower the head or body, often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
To bow.
A long-necked medical urinal for men.
A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
Trousers made of such material.
A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
The flesh of a duck used as food.
An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
A term of endearment; pet; darling.
A cave passage containing water with low, or no, airspace.
A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
A cairn used to mark a trail.
A playing card with the rank of two.
Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
To leap lightly over.
To move by hopping on alternate feet.
To cause the stylus to jump back to the previous loop of the record's groove, continously repeating that part of the sound, as a result of excessive scratching or wear.
To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface.
To pass by a stitch as if it were not there, continuing with the next stitch.
To place an item in a skip (etymology 2, sense 1).
To throw (something), making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface.
To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).
To have insufficient ink transfer.
To leap about lightly.
Not to attend (some event, especially a class or a meeting).
To jump rope.
To leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner.
A large open-topped container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents. (see also skep).
A college servant.
A skip car.
The player who calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks.
An Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent.
A leaping, jumping or skipping movement.
The scoutmaster of a troop of scouts (youth organization) and their form of address to him.
The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part.
A wheeled basket used in cotton factories.
A skep, or basket, such as a creel or a handbasket.
A person who attempts to disappear so as not to be found.
A charge of syrup in the pans.
A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once.
skywave propagation
The captain of a sports team. Also, a form of address by the team to the captain.
The captain of a bowls team, who directs the team's tactics and rolls the side's last wood, so as to be able to retrieve a difficult situation if necessary.
A beehive.
A transportation container in a mine, usually for ore or mullock.