1. a flat, round rubber disk used in ice hockey
2. a mischievous sprite or fairy in folklore
Usage: literary

Examples

• The hockey player shot the puck into the goal.
• She passed the puck to her teammate across the ice.
• The goalie blocked the puck with his stick.
• The puck slid quickly across the frozen surface.
• In Shakespeare’s play, Puck is a playful fairy character.
• The old stories tell of a puck who would lead travelers astray.