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 TextSynonyms of puck
Examples of puck in a Sentence
Noun (2)
dreamed that her garden was the secret meeting place of pucks and sprites
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Ovechkin gathered the puck on his forehand, quickly turned it over to his backhand and whipped it into the net.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
The two of them will move the puck back and forth to each other in open ice.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
The goalie was again tested early in the middle frame when Wild captain Jared Spurgeon was stripped of the puck at the blue line, springing New Jersey star Jack Hughes on a breakaway.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Binnington would give the puck to the linesman.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Ovechkin gathered the puck on his forehand, quickly turned it over to his backhand and whipped it into the net.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
The two of them will move the puck back and forth to each other in open ice.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
The goalie was again tested early in the middle frame when Wild captain Jared Spurgeon was stripped of the puck at the blue line, springing New Jersey star Jack Hughes on a breakaway.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puck. Accessed 7 Nov. 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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