Meaning & use
deke
To fake a movement in order to deceive an opponent, especially in ice hockey.
See it in a sentence
The forward deked the goalie before sliding the puck into the empty net.
He tried to deke past the last defender but lost control of the ball.
A note on using this word
Deke is mainly used in North American sports slang, especially ice hockey, and is rare outside informal or sports contexts.
Words with a similar meaning
fakefeint
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