puck
Ice Hockey. a black disk of vulcanized rubber that is to be hit into the goal.
Computers, British. mouse (def. 4).
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Also called Hobgoblin, Robin Goodfellow . a particularly mischievous sprite in English folklore who appears as a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
puck, a malicious or mischievous demon or spirit; a goblin.
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How to use puck in a sentence
He looked at how they carried the puck and their stick position.
The Caps made small tweaks to their power play. They already see improvement. | Samantha Pell | February 24, 2021 | Washington PostTom Wilson flew down the ice Thursday night at Capital One Arena, the puck on his stick seconds after he forced a turnover along the boards.
Tom Wilson, Vitek Vanecek lead the Capitals to a 3-1 win over the Sabres | Samantha Pell | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostSchultz missed his third game after taking a puck to the face last Thursday against the New York Islanders.
In the home of ‘The King,’ the Capitals get served with a second straight loss | Samantha Pell | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostSchultz missed his second game after he took a puck to the face against the New York Islanders on Thursday.
Capitals let a three-goal lead slip away in their first regulation loss of the season | Samantha Pell | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostSchultz took a puck to the face Thursday against the Islanders and also is day-to-day.
Alex Ovechkin returns, scores overtime winner as Capitals beat Bruins, 4-3 | Samantha Pell | January 31, 2021 | Washington Post
Glackens was a prolific cartoonist in Philadelphia and his comics are one of the most surprising elements in the puck book.
The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians | Anthony Haden-Guest | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn some issues, puck was so mired in its own times that the commentary is redundant.
The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians | Anthony Haden-Guest | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUsually, though, old-fashioned Liberalism is very much at the fore in puck.
The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians | Anthony Haden-Guest | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTpuck artists, like their predecessors, combined picture-making skills with a caricatural precision and a knack for lethal symbols.
The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians | Anthony Haden-Guest | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor three decades, ‘puck’ waged war on all things holy—politicians, social mores, and the news.
The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians | Anthony Haden-Guest | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTonio will take to the hurdy-gurdy again; him an' puck should win money too.
Two Little Travellers | Frances Browne ArthurHe was glad to see the puck-wud-jinnies so lively, and he bethought him of many new creations while he watched their motions.
Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian | AnonymousBy puck's mistake, the love juice was laid in absence of the fair Athenian lady, and so the object desired was not obtained.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantOberon, "king of shadows," can apparently see things hidden from puck.
The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' | Compiled by Frank SidgwickRobin Goodfellow, the puck, or Hobgoblin, is however essentially mischievous.
The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' | Compiled by Frank Sidgwick
British Dictionary definitions for puck (1 of 2)
/ (pʌk) /
a small disc of hard rubber used in ice hockey
a stroke at the ball in hurling
Irish slang a sharp blow
to strike (the ball) in hurling
Irish slang to strike hard; punch
Origin of puck
1British Dictionary definitions for puck (2 of 2)
/ (pʌk) /
(often capital) a mischievous or evil spirit: Also called: Robin Goodfellow
Origin of puck
2Derived forms of puck
- puckish, adjective
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