"duck down" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: ducks down [present, singular, third-person], ducking down [participle, present], ducked down [participle, past], ducked down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} duck down (third-person singular simple present ducks down, present participle ducking down, simple past and past participle ducked down)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To crouch in order to hide or protect oneself. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-duck_down-en-verb-mk594w~B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To stoop oneself down quickly, in order to avoid being hit. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-duck_down-en-verb-V4QZo4mU

Inflected forms

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