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ducked down

ducked down is the simple past and past participle of duck down.

Meaning of duck down

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.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To stoop oneself down quickly, in order to avoid being hit.

Questions about ducked down

What is ducked down the simple past and past participle of?
Ducked down is the simple past and past participle of duck down.

Words near ducked down in the dictionary

  1. DuckDuckGoing
  2. DuckDuckGos
  3. ducke
  4. ducked
  5. ducked and covered
  6. ducked down
  7. ducked off
  8. ducked out
  9. ducked-off
  10. Duckenfield
  11. ducker

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