bodycheck

[ bod-ee-chek ]

verb (used with or without object)
  1. Ice Hockey. to give (an opponent) a body check.

Origin of bodycheck

1
First recorded in 1905–10; v. use of body check

Other definitions for body check (2 of 2)

body check

nounIce Hockey.
  1. an obstructing or impeding with the body of the movement or progress of an opponent.: Compare check1 (def. 40).

Origin of body check

2
First recorded in 1890–95

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How to use bodycheck in a sentence

  • He put me through a hard, grueling work-out, showing me how to snap the ball; how to charge and body check.

    Football Days | William H. Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for bodycheck

bodycheck

/ (ˈbɒdɪˌtʃɛk) /


noun
  1. sport obstruction of another player

  2. wrestling the act of blocking a charging opponent with the body

verb
  1. (tr) to deliver a bodycheck to (an opponent)

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