What part of speech is ducked?

Ducked can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. ducked is a verb, past participle of duck (infinitive).
  • 2. ducked is a verb, past simple of duck (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does ducked mean?

Definitions

Verb

duck - submerge or plunge suddenly
duck - to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
duck - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
duck - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"

Examples of ducked

#   Sentence  
1. verb He ducked down on one knee.
2. verb Tom ducked down.
3. verb Tom threw something at me and I ducked.
4. verb As soon as he saw what he had to do, he ducked out.
5. verb I tried to hit Tom, but he ducked.
6. verb Tom ducked into the restroom.
7. verb Tom ducked behind the door.
8. verb Tom ducked into the alley.
9. verb Tom ducked Mary's punch.
10. verb Tom ducked behind a car.
11. verb Tom ducked for cover.
12. verb Tom ducked his head.
13. verb I ducked just in time to avoid the punch aimed at me.
14. verb Tom ducked down behind his desk.
15. verb Tom ducked out the door.
Sentence  
verb
He ducked down on one knee.
Tom ducked down.
Tom threw something at me and I ducked.
As soon as he saw what he had to do, he ducked out.
I tried to hit Tom, but he ducked.
Tom ducked into the restroom.
Tom ducked behind the door.
Tom ducked into the alley.
Tom ducked Mary's punch.
Tom ducked behind a car.
Tom ducked for cover.
Tom ducked his head.
I ducked just in time to avoid the punch aimed at me.
Tom ducked down behind his desk.
Tom ducked out the door.

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