stickhandled
Danced with puck
Stickhandled is the past tense of stickhandle, meaning to maneuver a puck or ball with a hockey stick while skating or moving.
The term extends figuratively to deft navigation of tricky situations: She stickhandled the proposal through committee, He stickhandled around the reporter's questions.
The figurative use suggests skillful, quick maneuvering past obstacles.
Sports misdirection move
- dangleHang loosely, swaying
- forehandPalm-outward racket stroke
- backhandRacket stroke across body
- dragResistance through fluid
feint · curl · sweep · poke check · shielding · juking · cradling · weaving
Directed one's course
- maneuveredMoved with calculated skill
- guidedLed with assistance
- steeredControlled direction of travel
- negotiatedReached terms through discussion
finessed · worked through · threaded · sidestepped · dodged · evaded · outmaneuvered · orchestrated
deke
Sports misdirection move
drag · feint · curl · sweep · poke check · shielding · juking · cradling · weaving · faking
navigated
Directed one's course
- maneuveredMoved with calculated skill
- guidedLed with assistance
- steeredControlled direction of travel
negotiated · finessed · worked through · threaded · sidestepped · dodged · evaded · outmaneuvered · orchestrated · piloted
puck
Hockey's rubber projectile
boards · blueline · slot · crease · zone · breakaway · rush · one-timer · wrist shot · defenseman
finesse
Subtle, deft handling
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- agilityQuickness and ease
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
precision · deftness · nimbleness · fluidity · hand-eye · touch · control · poise · timing · softness
stickhandledfumbled
Handled awkwardly, dropped
coughed up · turned over · bobbled · mishandled · gave away
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