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juke
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
juke
(verb)
juke joint
(noun)
juke
/
ˈ
ʤuːk/
verb
jukes
;
juked
;
juking
juke
/
ˈ
ʤuːk/
verb
jukes
;
juked
;
juking
Britannica Dictionary definition of JUKE
US, sports, informal
:
to make a false movement in order to deceive (an opponent)
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+ object
]
He
juked
a couple of defenders and scored.
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no object
]
She
juked
and weaved around the defense.
He
juked
[=
faked
] left and went right.
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