duck and cover en · VERB
Meanings
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(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.
It's Christmas at ground zero / Just seconds left to go / I'll duck and cover / With my Yuletide lover / Underneath the mistletoe
1986, "Weird Al" Yankovic, “Christmas at Ground Zero”, in Polka Party!:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ducked and covered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ducked and covered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| ducking and covering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ducks and covers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |