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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Sean Gregory, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
With the puck in the offensive zone, a Canadian player was knocked into Finnish goalie Juuse Saros, momentarily pushing him out of position.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Captain Hilary Knight positioned herself in the slot, back to the net, and deflected Laila Edwards shot from the point, screening the goalie and tipping the puck back between her skates and into the net to send the game to overtime.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
Saros also made several more big stops before MacKinnon tucked the puck in short side with Macklin Celebrini setting a screen by jumping.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Keller took the puck up the left side as Canada's Claire Thompson charged towards her.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
With the puck in the offensive zone, a Canadian player was knocked into Finnish goalie Juuse Saros, momentarily pushing him out of position.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Captain Hilary Knight positioned herself in the slot, back to the net, and deflected Laila Edwards shot from the point, screening the goalie and tipping the puck back between her skates and into the net to send the game to overtime.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
Saros also made several more big stops before MacKinnon tucked the puck in short side with Macklin Celebrini setting a screen by jumping.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puck. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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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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