as in to evade
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement
juked defenders with a series of spin moves and picked up 15 yards on the running play
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In the first half Sunday, rookie quarterback Bo Nix had completions of 19, 26, 33, and 34 yards and juked out Smith on a 15-yard scamper up the middle.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2024
During the second quarter of the Eagles' 28-23 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Barkley caught a pass from quarterback Jalen Hurts, juked around one Jaguars' defender and spun away from another.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
In it, chugging on instinct and not playbook, Moss juked one defender and spun through another one before landing in the end zone on his head.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Gray took it to the house by juking Lions defensive back Morice Norris, who had laid a crushing hit on Gray during Monday’s joint practice.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2024
During the second quarter of the Eagles' 28-23 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Barkley caught a pass from quarterback Jalen Hurts, juked around one Jaguars' defender and spun away from another.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
In it, chugging on instinct and not playbook, Moss juked one defender and spun through another one before landing in the end zone on his head.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Gray took it to the house by juking Lions defensive back Morice Norris, who had laid a crushing hit on Gray during Monday’s joint practice.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Juke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juke. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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