Duck
To avoid
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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He ignores it because he thinks the guy is taunting him for being a duck, and runs into the branch the guy was trying to warn him to avoid.
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Petey Fisk: The word duck, when used as a verb, means to rapidly lower body position to avoid injury, so when someone says the word duck, you don't know if they're talking about a bird or an accident.
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They duck just in time to avoid getting hit by a fire engine ladder.
Source: Duck!
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To avoid and Duck. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/duck/to_avoid
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To avoid or Duck. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/duck/to_avoid.
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