To evade doing something.
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 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 go out of one's way to avoid; to snub.
To bend; to incline; to give way.
To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.
A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
A deviation from duty or custom.