Puck (redirected from Pucking)

Puck  (pk)

n.

1. A mischievous sprite in English folklore.

2. A satellite of Uranus.

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[Middle English pouke, goblin, from Old English pca.]

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puck  (pk)

n.

A hard rubber disk used in ice hockey.

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[Perhaps from dialectal puck, to strike.]

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puck¹

n

1. (Team Sports / Hockey (Field & Ice)) a small disc of hard rubber used in ice hockey

2. (Team Sports, other than specified) a stroke at the ball in hurling

3. Irish slang a sharp blow

vb (tr)

1. (Team Sports, other than specified) to strike (the ball) in hurling

2. Irish slang to strike hard; punch

[of unknown origin]

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puck²

n

(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (often capital) a mischievous or evil spirit Also called Robin Goodfellow

[Old English pūca, of obscure origin]

puckish  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Puck - a mischievous sprite of English folklore Robin Goodfellow faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
	2.	puck - a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey hockey puck disk, disc - a flat circular plate

Translations

puck¹ [pʌk] N (= imp) → duende m (malicioso)

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puck² [pʌk] N (Sport) → puck m, disco m

puck [ˈpʌk] n

(= elf) → lutin m

(ICE HOCKEY) → palet m, rondelle Québec)f >

puck¹

n (= goblin) → Kobold m, → Puck m

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puck²

n (Sport) → Puck m

puck [pʌk] n (Ice Hockey) → disco