Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to deke
Participle: deked
Gerund: deking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | deke |
| you | deke |
| he;she;it | dekes |
| we | deke |
| you | deke |
| they | deke |
Perfect
| I | have deked |
| you | have deked |
| he;she;it | has deked |
| we | have deked |
| you | have deked |
| they | have deked |
Past
| I | deked |
| you | deked |
| he;she;it | deked |
| we | deked |
| you | deked |
| they | deked |
Pluperfect
| I | had deked |
| you | had deked |
| he;she;it | had deked |
| we | had deked |
| you | had deked |
| they | had deked |
Future
| I | will deke |
| you | will deke |
| he;she;it | will deke |
| we | will deke |
| you | will deke |
| they | will deke |
Future Perfect
| I | will have deked |
| you | will have deked |
| he;she;it | will have deked |
| we | will have deked |
| you | will have deked |
| they | will have deked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | deke |
| you | deke |
| he;she;it | deke |
| we | deke |
| you | deke |
| they | deke |
Perfect
| I | have deked |
| you | have deked |
| he;she;it | have deked |
| we | have deked |
| you | have deked |
| they | have deked |
Imperfect
| I | deked |
| you | deked |
| he;she;it | deked |
| we | deked |
| you | deked |
| they | deked |
Pluperfect
| I | had deked |
| you | had deked |
| he;she;it | had deked |
| we | had deked |
| you | had deked |
| they | had deked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would deke |
| you | would deke |
| he;she;it | would deke |
| we | would deke |
| you | would deke |
| they | would deke |
Perfect
| I | would have deked |
| you | would have deked |
| he;she;it | would have deked |
| we | would have deked |
| you | would have deked |
| they | would have deked |
Imperative
| you | deke |
| we | Let's deke |
| you | deke |
Verbs conjugated like 'deke'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'deke'
dele,
dere,
deye,
dike,
duke,
dyke,
eke,
aske,
bake,
bede,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Canadian English, a contraction of decoy.
Sample Sentences
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The advantage is with the shooter from fifteen to twenty feet, but if you notice a weakness, you may want to fake a shot and "deke" to goalie. [1968, Ira Gitler, Make the Team in Ice Hockey:]
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"Deke!" Joe would shout hoarsely. "You deke with your shoulder. Drop it like you were going that way!" [1973, R. J. Childerhose, Hockey Fever in Goganne Falls:]
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Andrelton Simmons dekes out Carlos Correa to get him in a rundown, which eventually ends with Jose Altuve being tagged out at home. [2017, Simmons' deke leads to rundown:]