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rag the puck

rag the puck 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

rag the puck (third-person singular simple present rags the puck, present participle ragging the puck, simple past and past participle ragged the puck)

  1. To retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.
    • 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.2002 September 11, “Blues frustrated again by Detroit efficiency”, in Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 12 May 2008
  2. (Canada, broadly) To proceed slowly in order to use up time; to stall for time.
    • 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?2004 September 30, Michael Vaughan, “Five Questions for President, CEO Hyundai Canada”, in Globe and Mail, Toronto, retrieved 12 May 2008
    • 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.2010 June 12, Michael Ignatieff, “Harper may be ‘ragging the puck’ on detainee records: Ignatieff”, in Globe and Mail, Toronto, retrieved 12 Jun 2010

rag the puck meaning in Bengali

rag the puck in Bengali

সময়ের জন্য দেরি করা

Synonyms of rag the puck

Forms of rag the puck

third-person singular presentrags the puck
present participleragging the puck
past participleragged the puck
pastragged the puck

Questions about rag the puck

What does rag the puck mean?
Rag the puck means to retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.
What is rag the puck in Bengali?
Rag the puck in Bengali is সময়ের জন্য দেরি করা. See Rag the puck meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is rag the puck?
Rag the puck is a verb.
What is the past tense of rag the puck?
The past tense of rag the puck is ragged the puck.

Words near rag the puck in the dictionary

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  4. rag rug
  5. rag rugs
  6. rag the puck
  7. rag trade
  8. rag week
  9. rag weeks
  10. rag wheel
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