body check
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of body check
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Full-back Alex Goode was first in the sin-bin for a body check in the first half, then shortly after his return lock Maro Itoje was dismissed from the field for 10 minutes.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2023
Tye Kartye threw a leveling body check and then got #SEAKraken on board moments later with a pinpoint wrist shot from the left circle at 11:04.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2023
"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
His big mistake was in that second body check.
From Spacehounds of IPC by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith
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