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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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The fight happened barely more than two minutes after the opening puck drop.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Chris Kreider’s diagonal pass connected with Jackson LaCombe, who immediately fed the puck to an unmarked Poehling for an easy conversion.
—Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Like a puck zipping into a net at warp speed as the home crowd roars, Heated Rivalry has quickly and fiercely become one of the biggest surprise hits in recent memory.
—Jessica Derschowitz, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Charlie McAvoy moved the puck up along the right boards to Tanner Jeannot, who gained the zone and dropped a bank pass off the boards for Kuraly.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The fight happened barely more than two minutes after the opening puck drop.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Chris Kreider’s diagonal pass connected with Jackson LaCombe, who immediately fed the puck to an unmarked Poehling for an easy conversion.
—Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Like a puck zipping into a net at warp speed as the home crowd roars, Heated Rivalry has quickly and fiercely become one of the biggest surprise hits in recent memory.
—Jessica Derschowitz, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puck. Accessed 10 Jan. 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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