Break
Ducking
Ducking noun - The act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable.
Both words in one sentence
- By the time he returns to the party after ducking back into the kitchens for a smoke break, the entire group of assembled guests are hallucinating on the floor or dancing.
Source: Musical Gag -
When Picard is giving covering fire so Data can break through an encrypted hatch, none of the experienced Reman troops use a basic tactic known as 'fire and manoeuvre' (in which one fires while the other advances) preventing Picard from ducking out to shoot at them.
Source: Hollywood Tactics - Bathroom Break-Out A character makes his escape by ducking into the John.
Source: Action/Adventure Tropes
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