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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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2025
Tanev, 35, has been a breakout machine for this Leafs team, going back to get pucks and returning them like a tennis ball machine to teammates in the right places, again and again.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Less than a minute later, Curl-Salemme would exit due to a match penalty when she was called for a check to the head while carrying the puck out of the defensive zone.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025
Use the parlay builder to create a wager with multiple markets, like goal scorers and puck lines.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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Noun
Bennett pulled Woll to the right side of the net and dished it off to Verhaeghe, who buried the puck in the wide-open net to tie the game.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2025
Tanev, 35, has been a breakout machine for this Leafs team, going back to get pucks and returning them like a tennis ball machine to teammates in the right places, again and again.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Less than a minute later, Curl-Salemme would exit due to a match penalty when she was called for a check to the head while carrying the puck out of the defensive zone.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025
Use the parlay builder to create a wager with multiple markets, like goal scorers and puck lines.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puck. Accessed 24 May. 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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