duck

noun

small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave
flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

duck's egg
a heavy piece of lead used to keep a drafting spline in place
“I moved the duck to change the arc of the line I was drawing.”

verb

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

dodge
to move the head or body quickly downwards or away
“Before they could duck, another stone struck them.”
submerge or plunge suddenly
dip into a liquid

dip