n.
1.small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
2.(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
3.flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
4.a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave duck v.
1.to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
2.submerge or plunge suddenly
3.dip into a liquid
4.avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Idiom of the Day
on (someone's) shoulders
to be someone's responsibility
The responsibility for organizing the office is always on my shoulders.