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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The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Someone on the other team took a shot at him, and the puck tipped right under his visor and hit him in the eye, squarely smacking him right in the eyeball.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
As Harley pranced with the puck at the Avs’ blue line on a Dallas power play, O’Connor saw a window.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
The Heat’s Game 3 tip-off in downtown Miami happened as the puck dropped to the northwest in the Panthers’ arena in Sunrise -- a South Florida playoff doubleheader that found fans who are rooting for both teams left to toggle back and forth between channels.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The puck found its way through traffic and into the net.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Someone on the other team took a shot at him, and the puck tipped right under his visor and hit him in the eye, squarely smacking him right in the eyeball.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
As Harley pranced with the puck at the Avs’ blue line on a Dallas power play, O’Connor saw a window.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
The Heat’s Game 3 tip-off in downtown Miami happened as the puck dropped to the northwest in the Panthers’ arena in Sunrise -- a South Florida playoff doubleheader that found fans who are rooting for both teams left to toggle back and forth between channels.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puck. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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