plural pucks
1
: a vulcanized rubber disk used in ice hockey
2
: something (such as a food item) that resembles a puck
It is imperative to remove the coffee puck after each brew.—
Ethan Miller
Ethan MillerThe gourmet burger revolution has swept into backyards and decks, as home cooks forgo frozen pucks of beef for fresh homemade patties.—Eric Vellend
Eric VellendThere are GPS pucks in all buses that track the bus.—Tina Deetz, quoted in UWIRE Text
Tina Deetz, quoted in UWIRE TextExamples of puck in a Sentence
Noun (2)
dreamed that her garden was the secret meeting place of pucks and sprites
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Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
To Scott Mellanby, the speeding rodent — black in color — must have looked like a puck.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
The stars for both teams also take care of the defensive side of the puck.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Sam Bennett added an empty-net goal with 54 seconds left by skating down a loose puck straight out of the penalty box after the Panthers had held up against a critical late power play for the Hurricanes.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
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Noun
Then, when the puck transitions to the offensive end, the Hurricanes shoot more than any other team in hockey.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
To Scott Mellanby, the speeding rodent — black in color — must have looked like a puck.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
The stars for both teams also take care of the defensive side of the puck.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Sam Bennett added an empty-net goal with 54 seconds left by skating down a loose puck straight out of the penalty box after the Panthers had held up against a critical late power play for the Hurricanes.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puck. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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puck
1 of 2 noun
: a fairy or spirit who plays tricks on human beings
puck
2 of 2 noun
: a rubber disk used in ice hockey
Etymology
Noun
Old English pūca "evil spirit"
Noun
from a dialect word puck "to hit, poke," probably from Irish poc "butt, stroke in hurling," literally, "buck (male deer)"
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