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 

• JUKE (noun)

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)