Duck | Definition From The Swimming Topic

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 duck in Swimming topic ldoce_077_bduckduck2 verb    1 (also duck down) [intransitive, transitive]HIDE/NOT SHOW to lower your head or body very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or hit  If she hadn’t ducked, the ball would have hit her.duck behind/under etc  Jamie saw his father coming and ducked quickly behind the wall.  Tim ducked down to comb his hair in the mirror.  She ducked her head to look more closely at the inscription.2 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or to get away from someoneduck into  The two men ducked into a block of flats and disappeared.duck out of  She ducked out of the door before he could stop her.duck back  ‘Wait a minute’, he called, ducking back inside. 3 [transitive] informalAVOID to avoid something, especially a difficult or unpleasant duty SYN dodge  The ruling body wanted to duck the issue of whether players had been cheating.  Glazer ducked a question about his involvement in the bank scandal. 4 [transitive]DSS to push someone under water for a short time as a jokeduck somebody under something  Tom grabbed him from behind to duck him under the surface. → duck out of something→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusduck• He did it again, and I would duck.• I forgot to duck and hit my head on the branch.• Josie ducked and the vase smashed against the wall.• He has ducked, bobbed and weaved with it, but he is clearly embarrassed by it now.• Others just plunged, simply ducked down and pushed out, fighting up, reaching for air.• The bottom was pebbles, the water was sun-warmed; she ducked her head under and came up feeling faintly sick.• Culley ducked his face into his shoulder and wiped sweat on to his shirt.• He wriggled into the impulse-suit, ducked his head into the helmet.• He ducked under her arm and slammed his elbow into her back knocking her into the wall.• It was a good thing that I ducked when the wind blew the sail around. ducked ... head• Some ducked their heads and avoided reporters.• He ducked his head and butted Orcadai under the chin, his hands grasping for purchase.• She ducked her head and nipped the skin on his chest.• She ducked her head in, and tried to go deeper before making towards the fallen flare.• The woman ducked her head in embarrassment and put her hand on the arm of the man driving.• He wriggled into the impulse-suit, ducked his head into the helmet.• The bottom was pebbles, the water was sun-warmed; she ducked her head under and came up feeling faintly sick.duck back• Instinctively, I ducked back a tree or two.• Art, it seems, is the perpetual recidivist, always ducking back into the aesthetic as soon as vigilant life averts its gaze.• He let go and ducked back into the driving rain.• He ducked back into the shadows, his face pressed to the door.• Stir duck back into warm sauce.• I eased into an upright position, ducking back out of sight until I heard him start the car and pull away.• Marion ducked back out, surprised and annoyed, but there was no sign of her.ducked ... question• Glazer ducked a question about his involvement in the bank scandal. Explore Swimming Topic

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