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JUKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does juke mean?
• JUKE (noun)
The noun JUKE has 2 senses:
1. a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
2. (football) a deceptive move made by a football player
Familiarity information: JUKE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
jook; jook house; jook joint; juke; juke house; juke joint
Hypernyms ("juke" is a kind of...):
joint (a disreputable place of entertainment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(football) a deceptive move made by a football player
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
fake; juke
Hypernyms ("juke" is a kind of...):
feint (any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack))
Domain category:
football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
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