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

Houser was essentially considered the Sabres de-facto starter after the NHL on Wednesday suspended Aaron Dell for three games for a body check that injured Ottawa rookie Drake Batherson on Tuesday.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022

"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

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

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