deke
Puck-handler's misdirection
A deke is a deceptive move, originally in hockey—a quick fake to draw a defender out of position before going another direction: He deked the goalie and scored.
The word extends to any feint or misdirection: She deked left, then cut right.
As a verb, to deke someone is to fake them out.
From decoy.
Deceptive athletic sidestep
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- pivotPoint of rotation
cut · shift · jink · elude · evade · misdirection · crossover · hesitation
Not the real thing
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- stickhandlingManeuvering puck with hockey stick
- puckHockey's rubber projectile
- dangleHang loosely, swaying
backhand · forehand · slapshot · faceoff · goaltender · crease · breakaway · one-on-one
juke
Deceptive athletic sidestep
pivot · cut · shift · jink · elude · evade · misdirection · crossover · hesitation · shake
fake
Not the real thing
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- stickhandlingManeuvering puck with hockey stick
- puckHockey's rubber projectile
dangle · backhand · forehand · slapshot · faceoff · goaltender · crease · breakaway · one-on-one · winger
feint
Deceptive mock attack
- bluffCalculated false front
- fakeNot the real thing
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
ruse · ploy · trick · subterfuge · disguise · sleight · bamboozle · fool · dupe · mislead
- hockeypuck, hockey, ice hockey, pucks, field hockey
- Evasive Movessidestep, dodge, weave, juke, feint
- maneuversmaneuver, feint, sidestep, dodge, evasion
- sports movesdunk, layup, dink, spike, serve
- ball skillsdribbling, crossover, ball control, stepover, throwing
- Baseball Slangdinger, heater, K, ribby, tater
dekedirect approach
Unsubtle, frontal method
straight shot · power move · bull rush · frontal assault · charge
dekepower through
Continue despite obstacles
brute force · charge · rush · plow through · bulldoze