Duck
Duck verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Haunt
Haunt verb - To go to or spend time in often.
Usage example: much of her time is spent haunting antique shops in search of unique knobs for the curio cabinets she builds
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The Mickey MouseWorks short "How to Haunt a House", which subsequently aired as part of House of Mouse: At the beginning, we hear Goofy getting hit by a car so that he can be a ghost and demonstrate how to haunt a house, with Donald Duck as the hauntee.
Source: Fright Deathtrap
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