ducked

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ducked - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Duck \Duck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ducked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Ducking.] [OE. duken, douken, to dive; akin to D. duiken,
     OHG. t?hhan, MHG. tucken, t["u]cken, t?chen, G. tuchen. Cf.
     5th Duck.]
     1. To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and
        suddenly withdraw.
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              Adams, after ducking the squire twice or thrice,
              leaped out of the tub.                --Fielding.
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     2. To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing
        it; as, duck the boy.
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     3. To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward
        motion. " Will duck his head aside." --Swift.
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