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bodycheck

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɒdɪˌtʃɛk/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bodycheck /ˈbɒdɪˌtʃɛk/ n
  1. obstruction of another player
 vb
  1. (transitive) to deliver a bodycheck to (an opponent)
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bod′y check′, [Ice Hockey.]
  1. Sportan obstructing or impeding with the body of the movement or progress of an opponent. Cf. check1 (def. 42).
  • 1890–95

bod•y•check  (bod′ē chek′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i. 
  1. Sport[Ice Hockey.]to give (an opponent) a body check.
  • verb, verbal use of body check 1905–10

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