bodycheck
[ bod-ee-chek ]
verb (used with or without object)
Ice Hockey. to give (an opponent) a body check.
Origin of bodycheck
1First recorded in 1905–10; v. use of body check
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Other definitions for body check (2 of 2)
body check
nounIce Hockey.
an obstructing or impeding with the body of the movement or progress of an opponent.: Compare check1 (def. 40).
Origin of body check
2First recorded in 1890–95
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British Dictionary definitions for bodycheck
bodycheck
/ (ˈbɒdɪˌtʃɛk) /
noun
sport obstruction of another player
wrestling the act of blocking a charging opponent with the body
verb
(tr) to deliver a bodycheck to (an opponent)
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