PUCK
Dictionary entry overview: What does Puck mean? • PUCK (noun)
The noun PUCK has 2 senses:
1. a mischievous sprite of English folklore
2. a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
Familiarity information: PUCK used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PUCK (noun)
Meaning:
A mischievous sprite of English folklore
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Puck; Robin Goodfellow
Hypernyms ("Puck" is a kind of...):
faerie; faery; fairy; fay; sprite (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)
Meaning:
A vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hockey puck; puck
Hypernyms ("puck" is a kind of...):
disc; disk (a flat circular plate)
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