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rags the puck

rags the puck is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 rags the puck

What is rags the puck the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rags the puck is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rag the puck.

Words near rags the puck in the dictionary

  1. rags
  2. rags and tatters
  3. rags off
  4. rags on
  5. rags out
  6. rags the puck
  7. rags to riches
  8. rags-to-riches
  9. Ragsdale
  10. Ragsdales
  11. ragseller

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