deked
Tricked with a fake
Deked is the past tense of deke, a hockey term for faking out an opponent with a deceptive move: He deked the goalie and scored.
The word comes from decoy.
Beyond hockey, it extends to any feint or misdirection: She deked left, then cut right past the defender.
Avoid by quick movement
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- jukeDeceptive athletic sidestep
- jinkAbrupt evasive maneuver
elude · feint · misdirection · shake · slip · evade · outmaneuver · zigzag
Calculated false front
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
dodge
Avoid by quick movement
jink · elude · feint · misdirection · shake · slip · evade · outmaneuver · zigzag · spin
bluff
Calculated false front
puck
Hockey's rubber projectile
faceoff · goalie · check · forecheck · backcheck · winger · defenseman · stickhandling · breakaway · powerplay
dekedcharged
Formally accused of crime
bulldozed · plowed through · rushed · barreled · powered through