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bodycheck

[bod-ee-chek]
verb (used with or without object)
  1. Ice Hockey. to give (an opponent) a body check.
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Origin of bodycheck

First recorded in 1905–10; v. use of body check
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British Dictionary definitions for bodycheck

bodycheck

noun
  1. sport obstruction of another player
  2. wrestling the act of blocking a charging opponent with the body
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verb
  1. (tr) to deliver a bodycheck to (an opponent)
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