Meaning & use
puck
A hard, flat rubber disc used instead of a ball in the sport of ice hockey.
See it in a sentence
The goalie dove to block the puck just before it crossed the line.
Players practice passing the puck accurately across the ice for hours.
A note on using this word
Capitalized as Puck, the word also names a mischievous fairy character from English folklore and Shakespeare's play.
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Another way to use it
2. proper noun
A mischievous fairy or sprite from English folklore, notably a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Puck plays tricks on the mortal lovers throughout the fairy-tale comedy.
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