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  1. duck and cover: Wiktionary
  2. Duck and Cover (German band), Duck and Cover (The Wire), Duck and Cover (album), Duck and Cover (compilation), Duck and Cover (film), Duck and Cover, Duck and cover (disambiguation), Duck and cover: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. duck and cover: Idioms

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  1. duck and cover: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (duck and cover)

▸ verb:  (intransitive) To duck under a surface and cover one's face with one's hands, as a means to protect oneself from flying debris etc.

Similar:
dook, Dowse, duck dive, duck, derne, duckin', dearn, dive-bomb, duff, scuba, more...

Opposite:
stand up, expose, reveal, uncover

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Similar:
dook, Dowse, duck dive, duck, derne, duckin', dearn, dive-bomb, duff, scuba, more...

Opposite:
stand up, expose, reveal, uncover



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