Duck and Miss

Duck

Duck verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

Usage example: don't try to duck your commitment to spending Thanksgiving with your family by claiming you have to work

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Miss and duck are semantically related in shirk topic. In some cases you can use "Miss" instead a verb "Duck".

Nearby Words: ducked, ducking, ducky, duckling

Miss verb - To fail to attend.

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Duck and miss are semantically related in avoid topic. Sometimes you can use "Duck" instead a verb "Miss".

Nearby Words: missed, missing

Teen Wolf not only averts this Trope, but actually deconstructs what would happen if an average high schooler needed to constantly duck out of classes and miss school.

Source: Shouldn't We Be in School Right Now?
Some boss enemies will never miss their bursts, requiring you to duck until they stop aiming at you.

Source: A-Team Firing
Miss shooting a duck and you'll be treated by a 8-bit variation of that bloody-annoying dog laughing and mocking at your failure for its own pleasure.

Source: Most Annoying Sound

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