Definition of duck

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • duck is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • duck is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • duck is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of duck


  • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. circumvent
    2. dodge
    3. elude
    4. evade
    5. fudge
    6. hedge
    7. parry
    8. put off
    9. sidestep
    10. skirt
  • (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. duck's egg
  • dip into a liquid (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. dip
    2. douse
  • a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents (noun)
  • flesh of a duck (domestic or wild) (noun)
  • small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs (noun)
  • submerge or plunge suddenly (verb)
  • to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away (verb)

    Examples

    1. Before he could duck, another stone struck him

See definition of duck in Merriam Webster