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body check

–noun Ice Hockey.
an obstructing or impeding with the body of the movement or progress of an opponent. Compare check 1 (def. 37).

Origin:
1890–95
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body check  
n.  A check, as in ice hockey, in which a player impedes another with the body.
bod'y-check' (bŏd'ē-chěk') v.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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