Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rag the puck

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: rag the puck
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.

verb

To proceed slowly in order to use up time; to stall for time.

Canadian usage

Example Sentences

"So confident and serene were the Red Wings that despite have several opportunities to attempt empty-netters from their own end, they opted to coolly rag the puck in the neutral zone."
"You're having a brutal year, with sales of Hyundais in Canada down nearly 20 per cent. Are you just trying to rag the puck and kill time until the new Sonatas arrive?"
"We're kind of running the clock here and there's a question as to whether the government's ragging the puck. There's absolutely no reason why we can't get an agreement. I'm optimistic we can, but it's getting a bit late."

Usage

Canadian usage

Inflected Forms

rags the puck (present, singular) ragging the puck (participle, present) ragged the puck (participle, past) ragged the puck (past)

Synonyms

run out the clock

Questions

What does rag the puck mean?: To retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.

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