noun
puck
puhk
noun
1
The small, hard rubber disc that players hit across the ice in ice hockey.
"The puck slid past the goalie and into the net."
"He controls the puck better than anyone else on the team."
2
A mischievous spirit or sprite from folklore, especially the character Puck in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
"Puck plays tricks on the mortals throughout the play."
How to Use Puck
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsually the hockey disc; occasionally the folklore trickster spirit.
Common pairings
drop the puck
chase the puck
a mischievous puck
Word Forms
pucked past tense, pucks plural, pucks plural, pucks plural, pucks plural, pucks singular
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Etymology
From Old English pūca, "goblin, demon," of uncertain deeper origin.