deke

About 0.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.
2. noun As in hockey, a fake or other move to confuse other players on a team.
3. noun A quick detour.
4. verb To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery.

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

5. verb To execute a deke in ice hockey or other sports.

Similar words

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Often followed by

slayton said was had and mcclelland asked would looked

Word family

deked dekeing dekes