fore-check

American

[fawr-chek, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌtʃɛk, ˈfoʊr- /

verb (used without object)

Ice Hockey.

to obstruct or impede the movement or progress of an attacking opponent in the opponent's own defensive zone.

Etymology

Origin of fore-check

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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“With their game lately, they were going to be a little overzealous to get in and pinch. If you can beat that fore-check, that pressure, there are going to be odd-man rushes.”

From Washington Times

“That gave us an opportunity to get through the neutralize zone with possession, put pucks where we wanted to and fore-check.”

From Seattle Times

We have to get back to skating and getting on the fore-check.

From Reuters

He works hard, fore-check, brings pucks to us.

From Reuters

—Richard Boudreaux in Moscow Blog: Canada 7, Russia 3 Russian coach Vyacheslav Bykov said his team couldn't withstand the Canadian fore-check, which prevented the Russian defensemen from getting the puck to the team's highly skilled offense.

From The Wall Street Journal

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