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ragged the puck

ragged the puck is the simple past and past participle of rag the puck.

Meaning of rag the puck

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

Questions about ragged the puck

What is ragged the puck the simple past and past participle of?
Ragged the puck is the simple past and past participle of rag the puck.

Words near ragged the puck in the dictionary

  1. ragged school
  2. ragged schools
  3. ragged staff
  4. ragged staffs
  5. ragged staves
  6. ragged the puck
  7. ragged-right
  8. raggeder
  9. raggedest
  10. raggedier
  11. raggediest

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