Duck and Start

Duck

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

Start and duck are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead a verb "Duck".

Nearby Words: ducked, ducking, ducky, duckling

Start

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

Duck and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duck" instead a verb "Start".

Common collocations

fire duck fire start fire
attack duck attack start attack
head duck head start head
mission duck mission start mission
Other words: times, lives.

Both words in one sentence

  • Gag Lips Eventually her lips are so big she gets mistaken for a duck and ducks start following her around.
    Source: Gag Lips
  • Western Animation / Uncle Grandpa Then her duck lips start attracting ducks who think she's one of them, and in the end learns to just be herself.
  • Literature / The Railway Series Duck even advised Donald and Douglas in "The Missing Coach" to watch out for the three engines for they'll start some nonsense.
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