puck
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A mischievous or hostile spirit.
- The mischievous fairy-like creature from English folklore, like Puck from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
- A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game.
- An object shaped like a puck.
- A pointing device with a crosshair.
- A penalty shot.
- billy goat
- A body position between the pike and tuck positions, with knees slightly bent and folded in; open tuck.
Verb
- To hit, strike.
Proper noun
- A mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore.
- One of the satellites of the planet Uranus.
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