sweep check

noun Ice Hockey.

a maneuver for depriving an opponent of the puck by seizing it in the crook of one's stick and pulling it away with a movement in a long arc, the stick being held level or nearly level with the ice.Compare check1(def 37).

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Origin of sweep check

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby sweep check

swedish vallhund, sweelinck, sweeny, sweep, sweep account, sweep check, sweep hand, sweep off someone's feet, sweep under the rug, sweep-saw, sweep-second
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