to duck

To avoid a rule or problem by using clever tricks

Refuse to answer questions to delay or block progress

To avoid doing something you should do, for example a duty or a direct question

To avoid answering a question or facing responsibility by giving unclear answers

To avoid dealing with a question or problem

To avoid giving a direct answer or clear commitment

To avoid answering a question or dealing with a problem directly

To avoid answering a question by giving a vague answer

Face a difficult problem or fear directly and bravely

A task that is very easy to do

Have a first success after trying and failing

A question people ask to show the answer is clearly yes

A situation when you must give full effort or you get nothing

To leave a place quickly and quietly to avoid something you should do

To give food to ducks at a park or pond for fun

To lower your body quickly by bending your knees to avoid being seen or hit

To move quickly and skillfully to avoid things or difficult problems

To leave quickly and quietly or tell someone rudely to go away

Something that others can harm or take advantage of

An elected leader still in office who has lost real power

An outdoor activity where people shoot ducks for food or sport

A person or thing sure to fail

A thick sweet and sour sauce served with Chinese food

A person who hunts ducks for sport or food

Having a beak or snout like a duck's

A brightly colored North American duck that nests in tree holes near water

A water bird like a mallard that lives in lakes and rivers and is not kept by people

A dark brown duck found in eastern North America

A duck that swims underwater to find food, often in lakes or bays

A smooth spread made from duck liver, often served on bread

A large plant-eating dinosaur with a long, flat beak like a duck

A mammal from Australia that lays eggs and has a duck-like bill and webbed feet

A diving duck with a purplish head often seen in lakes

A small brightly colored duck from East Asia often kept by people

A large wild North American duck with a sloping profile and red head prized by hunters for its meat

A pink sparkling wine that people make by mixing red and white wines and serve cold

A duck that feeds by tipping its head into shallow water while its tail stays up

A fake duck made of wood or plastic that hunters use to attract real ducks

A funny, scary-looking duck figure used in jokes or shows

Soft fine feathers from a duck used to fill warm bedding and clothing

A small duck-shaped toy that makes a quacking sound when pressed

Small metal balls put in shotgun shells for hunting ducks

A large sea duck from northern coasts whose female gives soft down used in quilts and pillows

A habit of preferring the first way you learn and resisting later changes

A large diving duck with a crest and a thin hooked bill for catching fish

A medium diving bird whose male has a purple head and a blue bill

A duck that lives and feeds in muddy water

A large duck from Central and South America kept for meat and eggs

A large wild duck with a crest that people raise for meat and eggs

Being out for zero runs on the first ball a batsman faces in cricket

A person who acts in a strange or unusual way

A small duck with a reddish-brown body and a stiff tail

A duck with a long neck and long thin tail feathers

A diving duck from North America with a blue-grey bill that lives in lakes and near the sea

A large diving bird that lives by the sea and dives for food

A colorful North American bird that nests in holes in trees