duck definition

1. small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
2. (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
3. flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
4. a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
5. to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
• examples: Before he could duck, another stone struck him
6. submerge or plunge suddenly