deke

English

Etymology

Canadian. From decoy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːk
• IPA: /diːk/

Noun

Wikipedia deke (plural dekes)

1. (ice hockey) A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or other defender.
2. (ice hockey) A series of feints, fakes, or other moves made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or other defender.
3. (Canada, slang) A quick detour.

Translations

feint or fake

Finnish: harhautus (fi)

series of feints or fakes

Finnish: harhautus (fi)

Verb

deke (third-person singular simple present dekes, present participle deking, simple past and past participle deked)

1. (Canada) To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery.
2. (in hockey) To execute a deke.

Anagrams

• deek
• eked

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Esperanto

Etymology

dek + -e

Adverb

deke

1. tenthly