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Deked vs Duked - What's the difference?

deked | duked |

As verbs the difference between deked and duked

is that deked is past tense of deke while duked is past tense of duke.

deked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (deke)
    • English palindromes

    deke

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (ice hockey) A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or other defender.
  • (ice hockey) A series of feints, fakes, or other moves made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or other defender.
  • (Canada, slang) A quick detour.

    • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (Canada) To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery.
  • (in hockey) To execute a deke .

    • Anagrams

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    duked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (duke)

    • duke

    English

    (wikipedia duke)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The male ruler of a duchy (compare duchess ).
  • A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.
  • A grand duke.
  • (slang, usually in plural) A fist.
    • Put up your dukes !
    This is thought to be derived from where Duke(s) of York = Fork. Fork is itself cockney slang for hand, and thus fist.

    Hypernyms

    * nobility

    Coordinate terms

    * prince, monarch, baron, count, countess, earl, marquess, marquis, viscount

    Derived terms

    * archduke * duke it out * dukedom * grand duke * put up one's dukes

    Related terms

    * ducal * duchess * duchy

    Verb

    (duk)
  • To hit or beat with the fists.
  • * {{quote-book, 2003, John A. Dinan, Private Eyes in the Comics, isbn=159393002X, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=7vvAzXjtBAcC&pg=PA65, page=65
    • , passage=It seems that PI Rainer was duked by his wife

    Derived terms

    * duke it out * duke it * duke out * duke up * duke in ----