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(Entry 1 of 2)
a member of the human race
- her coworkers regard her as something of an odd duck
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duck
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of duck (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
- don't try to duck your commitment to spending Thanksgiving with your family by claiming you have to work
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- avoid,
- dodge,
- elude,
- escape,
- eschew,
- evade,
- finesse,
- get around,
- scape,
- shake,
- shirk,
- shuffle (out of),
- shun,
- weasel (out of)
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