Definition of Ducking in English :

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Ducking meaning in English

Meaning of Ducking in English

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Ducking

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Noun

1. duck hunting, ducking

hunting ducks

2. dousing, ducking, immersion, submersion

the act of wetting something by submerging it

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Ducking

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noun
1. 
an instance of being submerged under water
duckings in the cold sea
At best he'll give them a ducking, at worst he'll drown them.
2. 
the hunting of wild ducks
3.  ducking and diving

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Ducking

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v.intr.
1. To lower the head or body.
2. To move swiftly, especially so as to escape being seen: ducked behind a bush.
3. To submerge the head or body briefly in water.
4. To evade a responsibility or obligation. Often used with out: duck out on one's family.
5. In bridge, to lose a trick by deliberately playing lower than one's opponent.
n.
1. A quick lowering of the head or body.
2. A plunge under water.
v. ducked, duck·ing, ducks
v.tr.
1. To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something: ducked his head as the ball came toward him.
2. To evade; dodge: duck responsibility; ducked the reporter's question.
3. To push (a person, for example) suddenly under water.
4. In bridge, to deliberately play a card that is lower than (an opponent's card).

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