puck

Rubber hockey projectile

A puck is the vulcanized rubber disk used in ice hockey—black, flat, and about an inch thick.

Players shoot it across the ice into the goal.

The word extends to similar objects in other games like air hockey.

To puck something is to hit it as one would a hockey puck.

The puck slid past the goaltender. (Capitalized Puck is the mischievous fairy.)

hockey

ice

Water's solid form

  • rinkEnclosed skating surface
  • stickThin piece of wood
  • goalDesired end result

slapshot · faceoff · penalty · powerplay · check · goaltender · Zamboni · icing · NHL · overtime

device

remote

Distant or controller

sensor · wireless · Bluetooth · trackpad · mouse · controller · input · gadget

Categories
Opposites
sports equipment shape

puckball

Spherical plaything or gala

sphere · basketball · soccer ball · tennis ball · baseball

hockey equipment function

puckgoal

Desired end result

net · stick · helmet

shakespearean character disposition

puckTheseus

Athenian hero, beast-slayer

Oberon · Titania · Hippolyta

Phrases
Family

pucker, puckish, pucks, puckery, puckishly, puckishness, hockey puck

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G