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verb · intransitive · rare

deke

deke · dekes · deked · deking

To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topicTo avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery.

/diːk/

Meaning

2 senses

(Canada, slang)To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery.
To execute a deke in ice hockey or other sports.

Origin

Canadian English, a contraction of decoy.

Canadian English, a contraction of decoy.

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Forms

dekes, deking, deked, deked

Base form	deke · to deke
3rd person singular	dekes
Present participle	deking
Past simple	deked
Past participle	deked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	deke
he, she, it	dekes

Past simpleLesson

all persons

deked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have deked
he, she, it	has deked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will deke

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

1 related words

Relatedbody swerve

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

deign deity deject del delayA2 dele

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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