Duck synonyms and antonyms

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hedge
To hem in, hinder, or restrict with or as if with a hedge.
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immerge
To plunge into, under, or within anything, especially a fluid; to dip; to immerse.
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drake
To avoid
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dunk
To immerse in a liquid for a short time
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dip (related)
(Intransitive) To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.
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cringe
To draw back, bend, crouch, etc., as when afraid; shrink from something dangerous or painful
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smew
To avoid
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sidestep
Sidestep is to avoid something by going around it or by not discussing it.
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plunge
A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water)
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submerge
To sink or plunge beneath the surface of water, etc.
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evade
To avoid complying with or fulfilling a requirement.
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elude
To evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill.
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immerse (related)
To plunge, drop, or dip into or as if into a liquid, esp. so as to cover completely
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avoid (related)
To refrain from (doing something):
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blackjack
To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon.
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canard
To avoid
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dabbler
To avoid
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dive
To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
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eider
To avoid
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merganser
To avoid
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peking
To avoid
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pintail
To avoid
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scaup
To avoid
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shelduck
To avoid
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shoveler
To avoid
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souse
To plunge or steep in a liquid
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tal
To avoid
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wigeon
To avoid
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jump (antonym)
To cause (prices, etc.) to rise suddenly
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face (antonym)
To acknowledge and accept or deal with:
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meet (antonym)
Meet is defined as to come face to face with, be there when someone or something arrives, or to be introduced.
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skirt
To pass around rather than across or through:
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burke
To smother; to conceal, hush up, suppress.
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bypass
To bypass is to provide an alternative way around, or to get around something.
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dodge
To move or twist quickly aside; shift suddenly, as to avoid a blow
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escape
To manage to keep away from; avoid
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eschew
(Formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
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get around
To circumvent the obligation and performance of a chore.
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shun
To shun is to ignore, avoid or reject someone or something.
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swim
The definition of a swim is a period of moving or floating through the water.
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fight-shy-of
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give a wide berth to
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have no truck with
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keep (or stay) (or steer) clear of
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seek (related)
To inquire for; request:
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enter (related)
Enter is defined as to come in, put in or get in.
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work (related)
Something that has been produced or accomplished through the effort, activity, or agency of a person or thing:
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duck's egg
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
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fudge
To evade (an issue, for example); dodge.
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circumvent
The definition of circumvent means to get around or surround someone or something.
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parry
To deflect or ward off (a fencing thrust, for example).
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Pink-eared (related)
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pheasant (related)
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malacorhynchus (related)
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frog (related)
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dipper (related)
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pigeon (related)
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sarkidiornis (related)
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chicken (related)
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mallard (related)
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Knob-billed (related)
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snake (related)
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melanotos (related)
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bow (related)
To bend or curve downward; stoop.
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teal
To avoid
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goose (related)
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stoop
To lower or debase oneself:
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mandarin
To avoid
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douse
To drench; pour liquid over
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ruddy (related)
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kangaroo (related)
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bob
To move or act in a bobbing manner; move suddenly or jerkily
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bend
To turn or be turned from a straight line or from some direction or position
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duckling
To avoid
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gadwall
To avoid
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Maccoa (related)
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  • I just need a place to duck out of the rain for a bit.

  • He slid up right behind her before she could duck into a shop.

  • Don't let him go running amuck, Bill Just, mind me platypus duck.

  • Rita would convey the message to Jonathan Winston as well allowing Dean to temporarily duck having to explain to the FBI why he played cowboy and lost the tail instead of getting the plate number.

  • The ducks include the mallard, black duck, canvas-back and red-head; the Canadian goose, the snowy goose and the blue goose also appear during the migrating seasons.

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