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

"If you are really good about getting your mammograms, men getting your prostate checked every year, and getting a body check for moles, you can catch the cancer early," she said.

From Fox News • Feb. 3, 2022

Krug was the talk of Game 1 after he had his helmet knocked off, then got up, raced down the ice and toppled Robert Thomas with an open-ice body check .

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2019

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

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2018

Best hit: The Flyers finished with a 38-32 advantage in hits in what was another physical game, but none of them were better than Tom Wilson’s body check of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in the first period.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2016

Before Fusie had got much past center, Dan, who had been playing in the rear of the scrimmage, overtook him, and with a fierce body check upset the little Frenchman and secured the ball.

From Glengarry School Days: a story of early days in Glengarry by Connor, Ralph