duck
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~ to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
duck
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~ submerge or plunge suddenly
duck
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~ avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
duck
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~ dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
dulcorate
— Verb
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~ make sweeter in taste
dull
— Verb
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~ make dull in appearance; "Age had dulled the surface"
dull
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~ become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness; "the varnished table top dulled with time"
dull
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~ become less interesting or attractive
dull
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~ make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
dull
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~ deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
dull
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~ make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
dull
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~ make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
dumbfound
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~ be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
dummy
— Verb
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~ make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published"