Duck
Duck verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Hunker down and duck are semantically related. in bob down topic. In some cases you can use "Hunker down" instead a verb "Duck".
Hunker down
Hunker down verb - To lie low with the limbs close to the body.
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Hunker down and Duck. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/duck/hunker_down
Duck & Hunker down. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/duck/hunker_down>.
Hunker down or Duck. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/duck/hunker_down.
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