puck

¹

[ puhk ]

noun

1. Ice Hockey. a black disk of vulcanized rubber that is to be hit into the goal.
2. Computers, British. mouse ( def 4 ).

Puck

²

[ puhk ]

noun

1. Also called Hobgoblin,. a particularly mischievous sprite in English folklore who appears as a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
2. puck, a malicious or mischievous demon or spirit; a goblin.

puck

¹

/ pʌk /

noun

1. a small disc of hard rubber used in ice hockey
2. a stroke at the ball in hurling
3. slang.
   a sharp blow

verb

1. to strike (the ball) in hurling
2. slang.
   to strike hard; punch

puck

²

/ pʌk /

noun

1. often capital a mischievous or evil spirit Also calledRobin Goodfellow

Derived Forms

• ˈpuckish, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of puck¹

First recorded in 1890–95; alteration of poke ¹

Origin of puck²

First recorded before 1000; Middle English pouke, Old English pūca; cognate with Old Norse pūki a mischievous demon

Word History and Origins

Origin of puck¹

C19: of unknown origin

Origin of puck²

Old English pūca, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Users have also been reporting similar issues impacting the Sky Stream "puck" that provides access to film and TV shows from apps including Netflix and Disney+.

From BBC

He took the puck around the Milwaukee cage and backhanded it on net in one quick, fluid motion to make it 2-0 Firebirds.

From Seattle Times

The Stars, now 4-6 at home this postseason, finally got another puck in the net when Wyatt Johnston scored with 5:51 left.

From Seattle Times

The go-ahead goal came after the Rangers lost the puck in the Florida end.

From Seattle Times

Johnston scored his ninth of the playoffs just 58 seconds in when he snapped the puck past Skinner on the first shot of the game.

From Seattle Times