duck

To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

As some raw youth in country bred, To arms by thirst of honour led, When at a skirmish first he hears The bullets whistling round his ears, Will duck his head aside

Rimmer ducked his body low into his chair, so just his head remained above the table top, and peered past the backs of the examinees in front of him, waiting for the adjudicator to make his move.

To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.

Adams after ducking the Squire tvvice or thrice leaped out of the Tub, […]

To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.

[…]In Tiber ducking thrice, by break of day[…]

To bow.

The Learned pate / Duckes to the Golden Foole.

To evade doing something, especially something considered a responsibility.

Victorian women choosing to duck the demands of domestic life to spend their time doing something they enjoyed is hardly a novel idea.

But pressed by Labour's Marsha de Cordov in the House of Commons on June 29, on "whether he plans to reduce the total number of ticket offices", Merriman ducked the question but confirmed that the Government wants to close ticket offices.

A cave passage containing water with low, or no, airspace.

An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.

Matsumoto Castle exhibits the architecture of both war and peace, from its steep wooden stairs, hidden inner levels and archer’s perches to the moon-viewing room added in 1630, which also offers a vantage point for viewing the brocaded carps and ducks residing in the castle moat.

The payment processor’s layoffs and the curious incident of the duck were first reported by Business Insider.

Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.

The flesh of a duck used as food.

A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (Short for duck's egg.)

A playing card with the rank of two.