"duck off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: ducks off [present, singular, third-person], ducking off [participle, present], ducked off [participle, past], ducked off [past]
Etymology: From duck + off. Etymology templates: {{com|en|duck|off}} duck + off Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} duck off (third-person singular simple present ducks off, present participle ducking off, simple past and past participle ducked off)
  1. (slang, idiomatic, transitive) To lie low; to hide. Tags: idiomatic, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-duck_off-en-verb-26lOFqjJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. (slang, idiomatic, transitive) To leave or exit quickly. Tags: idiomatic, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-duck_off-en-verb-ds1Jkxly
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ducked off [adjective]

Inflected forms

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      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From duck + off.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ducks off",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ducking off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ducked off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ducked off",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "98 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
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        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To lie low; to hide."
      ],
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          "lie low",
          "lie low"
        ],
        [
          "hide",
          "hide"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, idiomatic, transitive) To lie low; to hide."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "slang",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To leave or exit quickly."
      ],
      "id": "en-duck_off-en-verb-ds1Jkxly",
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        [
          "leave",
          "leave"
        ],
        [
          "exit",
          "exit"
        ],
        [
          "quickly",
          "quickly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, idiomatic, transitive) To leave or exit quickly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "slang",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "duck off"
}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"off\"",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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        "adjective"
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    },
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ducked off",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "ducked off",
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    }
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "English slang",
        "English transitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To lie low; to hide."
      ],
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          "lie low",
          "lie low"
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          "hide",
          "hide"
        ]
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        "(slang, idiomatic, transitive) To lie low; to hide."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
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        "English idioms",
        "English slang",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        "To leave or exit quickly."
      ],
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          "leave"
        ],
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          "exit",
          "exit"
        ],
        [
          "quickly",
          "quickly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, idiomatic, transitive) To leave or exit quickly."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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