bodycheck

[bod-ee-chek]

verb (used with or without object)

Ice Hockey. to give (an opponent) a body check.

Origin of bodycheck

First recorded in 1905–10; v. use of body check

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British Dictionary definitions for bodycheck

bodycheck

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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