Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

deke

Syllabification: (deke)
Pronunciation: /dēk/

Ice Hockey
Definition of deke

noun

  • a deceptive movement or feint that induces an opponent to move out of position.

verb

[with object]
  • draw (a player) out of position by performing a deke.

Origin:

1960s: shortened form of decoy

deke in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of deke in the British & World English dictionary