{
  "deke":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to fake (an opponent) out of position (as in ice hockey)":[],
      ": to deke an opponent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0113k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fake",
      "fake out",
      "juke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "deked the lone defenseman with a deft move of his stick and went in for the breakaway",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hornqvist got the puck in the Nashville offensive zone and passed to Huberdeau, who had enough time to deke out Rinne before flipping the puck over the goalie\u2019s right pad. \u2014 Teresa M. Walker, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "After the Generals managed a few shots, Conard gained control of the puck but had a pass intercepted by Arena, who would deke Conard goalie Shea Henderson to score the unassisted shorthanded goal with 58 seconds left in the first. \u2014 Sean Begin, courant.com , 12 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "short for decoy entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1946, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022946"
  }
}