to deke
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9.7
- verb
- /diːk/
- Jargon
:
fintar
- Pratt fakes a shot on the right and dekes out the goalie.
Examples
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The player deked past two opponents before taking the shot.
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Apparently, since the Phillies suck this year, all they can really talk about this week is how much they hate Jayson Werth because he deked the fans behind the dugout with the fake ball toss, and then stepped into the box and hit a back-breaking insurance-run single in the late innings.
Blog text (26) -
The right fielder tried to deke me out, like he was catching it.
Blog text (3) -
He missed tackles and was routinely faked out by the Bills' backs, and even once was deked to the ground by none other than Fitzpatrick.
Blog text (4) -
Pete Kozma wasn't going to deke a runner and start a double play -- he was going to, and this seemed clear almost immediately, sidle toward the ball, half-certain about calling Matt Holliday off.
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With a quick fake, he deked the defender and scored the winning goal.
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She deked the goalie with a sudden shift of direction and scored easily.
Synonyms
326
3.5
To make someone believe something false so you can get what you want
3
8.8
To trick someone so they cannot succeed
2
8.2
Make a pretend movement to trick an opponent in sport or fighting
2
8.1
To make a quick fake move to get past a defender
Antonyms
How Deceptive
- Jargon
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9.7
2
8.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Deke as a verb comes from decoy 'to lure', so to deke someone is to make a fake move that lures or tricks them away from the real play.