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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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2025
On Thursday night in Sunrise, Draisaitl pushed the puck with one hand on his stick off Mikkola and past Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025
But the Panthers forward couldn’t handle the pass, and the puck bounced right back to Reinhart for the tying goal.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Or a player like Cale Makar to get him the puck in open ice.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 June 2025
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Noun
However, a player from each team had faced off, the linesman dropped the puck, it then got deflected by Abbotsford and skittered back into the goal.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2025
On Thursday night in Sunrise, Draisaitl pushed the puck with one hand on his stick off Mikkola and past Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025
But the Panthers forward couldn’t handle the pass, and the puck bounced right back to Reinhart for the tying goal.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Or a player like Cale Makar to get him the puck in open ice.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 June 2025
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puck. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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