body check

American  

noun

Ice Hockey.

1. an obstructing or impeding with the body of the movement or progress of an opponent.

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Etymology

Origin of body check

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Full-back Alex Goode was first in the sin-bin for a body check in the first half, then shortly after his return lock Maro Itoje was dismissed from the field for 10 minutes.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2023

Tye Kartye threw a leveling body check and then got #SEAKraken on board moments later with a pinpoint wrist shot from the left circle at 11:04.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2023

"It's a body check to get back mentally," White Sox manager Tony La Russa said of the early start.

From Fox News • Apr. 19, 2021

As I did the body check, I knew I was OK.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2018

Poor food, short allowance, while they check the growth of the child's body, check also the daring of the mind; and, therefore, the starving or pinching system ought to be avoided by all means.

From Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. by Cobbett, William