DUCKS

n. pants made of durable closely woven cotton fabric

v. thrust under water, dunk, immerse; crouch, stoop, dodge

n. type of swimming bird; score of zero; sweetheart, love (term of endearment); bending over

For duck as a food, see Duck (food); for other meanings, see Duck (disambiguation). Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. The ducks are divided between several subfamilies listed in full in the Anatidae article. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than their relatives the swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water.
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Noun
1. small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
(hypernym) anseriform bird
(hyponym) drake
(member-holonym) Anatidae, family Anatidae
(part-meronym) duck down
2. (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
(synonym) duck's egg
(hypernym) score
(classification) cricket
3. flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
(hypernym) poultry
(hyponym) duckling
4. a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
Verb
1. to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
(hypernym) move
2. submerge or plunge suddenly
(hypernym) dive, plunge, plunk
(derivation) submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing
3. dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
(synonym) dip, douse
(hypernym) dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse
(derivation) submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing
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"
(synonym) hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, sidestep
(hypernym) avoid
(hyponym) quibble

To dream of seeing wild ducks on a clear stream of water, signifies fortunate journeys, perhaps across the sea. White ducks around a farm, indicate thrift and a fine harvest.

To hunt ducks, denotes displacement in employment in the carrying out of plans.

To see them shot, signifies that enemies are meddling with your private affairs.

To see them flying, foretells a brighter future for you. It also denotes marriage, and children in the new home.
  

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