duck-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: To move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away (from something).

Examples:
Before he could duck, another stone struck him.
She had to duck to get through the door frame.
Duck!

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Body_movement
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Enter.

Commentary: INCLUDES: DUCK INTO, DUCK IN

Examples:
I need to duck in the loo.
She ducked into the hallway.
He ducked into the pool.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3

Sense Number 3: Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing.

Examples:
She ducked the problem completely.
Drug makers shouldn't be able to duck liability.
He ducked the issues in yesterday's press conference.

Mappings:
VerbNet: avoid-52
FrameNet: Avoiding
PropBank: duck.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4