Hockey Puck (Noun)
Meaning
A vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The hockey puck was frozen to reduce bouncing on the ice rink before the big game.
- He reached for the hockey puck that had slipped under the couch and retrieved it for his kid.
- A speeding hockey puck flew past the goalie's ear and crashed into the boards.
- During a face-off, the referee dropped the hockey puck onto the ice and the players clashed for control.
- The souvenir shop sold commemorative hockey pucks from the Stanley Cup championship team.