verbπShareTo quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something."The student ducked when the teacher accidentally threw the marker in his direction. "bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something."The boy ducked his head when the teacher threw the eraser. "actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw."He ducked the apple under the water to wash it quickly. "actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid."The little boy ducked his head underwater to try and blow bubbles. "bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo bow."The performer ducked low after finishing her song to acknowledge the audience's applause. "actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo evade doing something."The student ducked his homework to play video games instead. "actionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly."The DJ ducked the background music whenever he spoke into the microphone so his announcements were clear. "musicsoundtechnologycommunicationmediatechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo enter a place for a short moment."Maria ducked into the coffee shop to grab a quick pastry before work. "placeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading