juking
Faking out defenders
Juking means making quick, deceptive movements to evade someone—originally from American football, where a runner jukes to fake out defenders: He juked left and cut right.
The word extends to any evasive maneuver: She juked through the crowded sidewalk.
In another sense, juking means dancing provocatively, grinding against a partner, common in club settings.
To juke can also mean to play music on a jukebox or, in some contexts, to manipulate or cheat: juking the stats.
Avoid by quick movement
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- cutbackPlanned reduction in spending
- spin moveRotating athletic evasion technique
fake out · elude · evade · misdirect · shake off · head fake · shoulder fake · stutter step
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
funk · rhythm · bounce · footwork · house · electronic · DJ · track
Activated by inserted currency
- dinerCasual American eatery
- barDrinking establishment
- playlistArranged media collection
- song selectionChosen piece of music
records · vinyl · retro · honky-tonk · roadhouse · tavern · oldies · nickelodeon
Barred frame for broiling
- running backLocomoting to prior location
- defenderOne who guards another
- tackleGear or takedown
- open fieldUnenclosed outdoor space
highlight reel · rushing · ball carrier · end zone · scrimmage · yards · linebacker · secondary
Crush into particles
- bounceSpring back after impact
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- clubOrganization with membership
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
twerk · getting low · dance floor · bump · party · nightclub · freestyling · body roll
dodge
Avoid by quick movement
spin move · fake out · elude · evade · misdirect · shake off · head fake · shoulder fake · stutter step · wrong-foot
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
bassline · funk · rhythm · bounce · footwork · house · electronic · DJ · track · BPM
coin-operated
Activated by inserted currency
song selection · records · vinyl · retro · honky-tonk · roadhouse · tavern · oldies · nickelodeon · Wurlitzer
gridiron
Barred frame for broiling
- running backLocomoting to prior location
- defenderOne who guards another
- tackleGear or takedown
open field · highlight reel · rushing · ball carrier · end zone · scrimmage · yards · linebacker · secondary · NFL
grind
Crush into particles
groove · twerk · getting low · dance floor · bump · party · nightclub · freestyling · body roll · drop
- gaming tacticsflanking, positioning, baiting, rushing, turtling
- Roller Derbyjammer, blocker, jam, bout, pack
- evasionevasion, avoiding, avoids, evade, dodging
- maneuveringmaneuvering, positioning, steering, repositioning, pivoting
- sideways movementsidestep, sidle, lateral shuffle, lateral movement, slide
jukingbeelining
Going directly toward
barreling · bulldozing · plowing ahead · trucking · marching
jukingstanding still
Absence of motion
freezing · lumbering · stiffening · plodding · planting