Puck

  1. Proper noun.  (mythology) a mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore.
  2. Proper noun.  (astronomy) One of the satellites of the planet Uranus.
  3. Noun.  A hard hard rubber disc used in ice hockey; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game.
  4. Noun.  (chiefly, Canada) An object shaped like a puck.
  5. Noun.  (computing) A pointing device with a crosshair.
  6. Noun.  A mischievous spirit.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.