Definition of juke
: to juke someone
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Examples of juke in a Sentence
He juked a couple of defenders and scored.
She juked and weaved around the defense.
Recent Examples of juke from the Web
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During individual drills at the start of practice, the running backs were told to run through two teammates smacking them with large pads and then juke around two overturned trashcans.
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In 7s, quarterbacks hold the ball for four seconds and run around to find open receivers, who in turn juke defenders with a bunch of moves.
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Campbell would prefer Montgomery didn’t have to juke so many defenders.
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Ghetto-house architect DJ Deeon, footwork pioneer DJ PJ, and juke master DJ Slugo join Clent, along with scene veterans DJ Stew, DJ Monty, and DJ Lemo.
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The league offers plenty of examples of ball-carriers from outside the Power 5 who found a way to juke the doubts and whispers.
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Smith-Schuster had tried to juke his corner to the outside before cutting upfield.
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Fournette took an off-balance step while trying to juke a defender in the fourth quarter.
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On a pivotal fourth-and-11 with just over five minutes to go, Wolfpack safety Tim Kidd-Glass shot through the middle of the line untouched on a blitz, forcing Blackman to juke right and overcook his downfield throw.
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Origin and Etymology of juke
probably alteration of English dialect jouk to cheat, deceive
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First Known Use: 1967
in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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Definition of juke for English Language Learners
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sports : to make a false movement in order to deceive (an opponent)
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