Definitions
1.VerbTo quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
2.VerbTo lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
3.VerbTo go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
4.VerbTo bow.
5.VerbTo evade doing something, especially something considered a responsibility.
6.VerbTo lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
7.VerbTo enter a place for a short moment."I'm just going to duck into the loo for a minute; can you hold my bag?"
8.NounA cave passage containing water with low, or no, airspace.
9.NounAny of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and shorter-necked.
10.NounSpecifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
11.NounThe flesh of a duck used as food.
12.NounA batsman's score of zero after getting out. (Short for duck's egg.)
13.NounA playing card with the rank of two.
14.NounEllipsis of architectural duck; a building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related."A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly."
15.NounA marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
16.NounA cairn used to mark a trail.
17.NounOne of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
18.NounSynonym of lame duck (“one who cannot fulfil their contracts”).
19.NounA long-necked medical urinal for men; a bed urinal.
20.NounA faggot; a meatball made from offal.
21.NounSynonym of bitch (“a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison”).
22.NounA tightly-woven cotton or linen fabric, often used as sailcloth.
23.NounTrousers made of such material.
24.NounA term of endearment; pet; darling.
25.NounDear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger)."Ay up duck, ow'a'tha?"
26.VerbTo surreptitiously leave a rubber duck on someone's parked Jeep as an act of kindness (see Jeep ducking).