nnoun.acthunting ducksSynset:duck hunting
Hypernyms:hunt hunting
Inherited Hypernyms:duckinghuntblood sportsportdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:duckinghuntoutdoor sportsportdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of wetting something by submerging itSynset:dousing immersion submersion
Derivationally Related Form:immersedousesubmergeducksubmerse
Hypernyms:wetting
Inherited Hypernyms:submersionwettingchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.motionto move (the head or body) quickly downwards or awayExamples:- Before he could duck, another stone struck him
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:duckmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.motionsubmerge or plunge suddenlyDerivationally Related Form:ducking
Hypernyms:dive plunge plunk
Inherited Hypernyms:duckdivedescendtravel
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s something PP | Somebody ---s PP | The airplane is sure to --- (apply to: duck)
vverb.motiondip into a liquidSynset:dip douse duck
Derivationally Related Form:dipducking
Hypernyms:dip douse dunk plunge souse
Inherited Hypernyms:dipdunkimmersepenetrateenter
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.communicationavoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)Synset:circumvent dodge duck elude evade fudge hedge parry put off sidestep skirt
Examples:- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
Derivationally Related Form:hedgerdodgingcircumventionhedgedodgehedgingdodgerevasion
Hypernyms:avoid
Inherited Hypernyms:hedgeavoid
Direct Hyponyms:begquibble
Full Troponyms:begquibble
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something