What is the meaning of ducking?

noun

• Hunting ducks.
  • synonyms: duck hunting
• The act of wetting something by submerging it.
  • synonyms: submersion, immersion, dousing

verb

• To move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away.
  • usage: "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
  • synonyms: duck
• Submerge or plunge suddenly.
  • synonyms: duck
• Dip into a liquid.
  • usage: "He dipped into the pool"
  • synonyms: dip, douse, duck
• Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues. )
  • usage: "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
  • synonyms: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep