juked
Faked a defender
Juked is the past tense of juke, meaning to make a quick, deceptive move to evade someone—originally in football, now in any context: He juked left and sprinted past the defender.
By extension, to juke can mean to outmaneuver or trick: She juked the system by filing early.
In some dialects, juked means danced, from juke joints where people gathered to dance.
Led to believe falsely
- trickedMisled by cunning
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- misledCaused to believe falsely
- outsmartedDefeated by cleverness
bamboozled · duped · conned · feinted · pump-faked · sold · wrong-footed · bluffed
Surprised when unprepared
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- shockedDeeply startled or appalled
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
- blindsidedSurprised by unforeseen impact
frozen · wrong-footed · embarrassed · bewildered · flat-footed · shook
Avoid by quick movement
One who brings down
- defenderOne who guards another
- cornerbackDefensive back covering receivers
- linebackerSecond-level defensive position
- rushingRapid forward movement
gridiron · running back · open field · scrimmage · ballcarrier · coverage · broken ankles · highlight
fooled
Led to believe falsely
outsmarted · bamboozled · duped · conned · feinted · pump-faked · sold · wrong-footed · bluffed · suckered
caught off guard
Surprised when unprepared
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- shockedDeeply startled or appalled
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
blindsided · frozen · wrong-footed · embarrassed · bewildered · flat-footed · shook
dodge
Avoid by quick movement
elude · evade · slip · pivot · cut · fake · deke · weave · bob · misdirection
tackler
One who brings down
- defenderOne who guards another
- cornerbackDefensive back covering receivers
- linebackerSecond-level defensive position
rushing · gridiron · running back · open field · scrimmage · ballcarrier · coverage · broken ankles · highlight · cutback
- jukebox heroOne who becomes legendary through coin-operated music
- jukebox hitPopular recorded song
- juke boxCoin-operated record player
- juke boxesCoin-operated music players
- juke jointInformal Southern music bar
- jukebox musicalsStage shows using existing songs