to juke
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8.1
- verb
- /dʒuːk/
- Jargon
:
fintar
- Then he snapped up the ball, hit the rocket boosters, and, dodging and juking defenders all the way, blew down the left sideline for an epic 97-yard run.
- juked the defender
- juked right
But it ended up not fun for me because I was like getting juked.
- But it ended up not fun for me because I was like getting juked.
Examples
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During the game, he used a quick juke to evade the approaching tackler.
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His next touchdown pass was much the same as he wriggled out of a defender diving at his leg and juked another defender before running to the opposite side of the field and finding Uzoma Nwachukwu to make it 42-0.
Blog text (17) -
Bernardino is getting ready to juke left or right around him.
Fiction book (2000) -
Redick juked as though he were going to go around the screen, and the fake fooled rookie defender Kyle Singler.
Blog text (22) -
On the second play of the ensuing Bucs drive, Mike Williams jukes McClain for a 14-yard gain to get the first down.
Blog text (10) -
Throughout the game, Mission's quarterback, Antoine Porter, displayed some fancy moves, juking and dodging to create opportunities with his running and throwing abilities.
Blog text (8) -
After Braxton Miller juked his way into the end zone in the third quarter, Mauti, Penn State's star linebacker, flung his arms up as to say, "What more can we do?"
Blog text (9) -
The player managed to juke past the defender with a sudden change of direction.
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She skillfully juked around her opponent, leaving them off balance.
Synonyms
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8.2
Make a pretend movement to trick an opponent in sport or fighting
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9.7
To trick an opponent in sports by making a quick fake move, often in ice hockey
To move quickly and skillfully to avoid things or difficult problems
Compounds
- Informal
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9.5
A small informal place in the southern United States where people eat, drink, and dance to blues from a jukebox
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Juke (verb: to make a quick deceptive movement) comes from the same old word often written jook meaning 'to move quickly' or 'dance', so to juke someone is to make a sudden fake step to get past them.