Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A check, as in ice hockey, in which a player impedes another with the body.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
body check . - verb Alternative spelling of
body check .
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Examples
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This Nov. 5 bodycheck by Senators winger Chris Neil on Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman opened a lot of eyes in the NHL offices.
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On another site you can read a comment from a sock puppet defending the “bodycheck”.
Damn Bicyclists And Their Bicycles « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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On another site you can read a comment from a sock puppet defending the “bodycheck”.
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Seven minutes into the first period, Washington defenseman Tyler Sloan leveled Calgary center Daymond Langkow with a clean bodycheck at the Capitals 'blue-line.
USATODAY.com 2008
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On another site you can read a comment from a sock puppet defending the “bodycheck”.
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You can push his nose, tug on his ears, bodycheck him, attempt an air landing on his back, and at most he will emit a heavy sigh before closing his eyes and resuming his nap.
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` ` You can't bodycheck a goalie in the crease and knee him, '' Osgood said.
USATODAY.com 2007
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When has he given up the chance to deliver a bone-crushing bodycheck, especially in a big game?
USATODAY.com - Devils answer the call; many questions carry into offseason 2003
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I thought we were slow to forecheck, slow to backcheck and didn't bodycheck and that's not good enough.
NHL - National Hockey League - Columbus vs. N.Y. Rangers 2002
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He laid a board-rattling bodycheck, absorbed a couple of hits, took an ill-advised holding penalty and didn't score in a 2-1 loss to a Mississauga Rebels team with a few OHL prospects of its own.
Thestar.com - Home Page Dave Feschuk 2011
bilby commented on the word bodycheck
Canada & USA demonstrate.
March 3, 2010
yarb commented on the word bodycheck
I think you'll find that's Russia and Czech Rep...
Never trust an Aussie talking hockey.
March 3, 2010
bilby commented on the word bodycheck
Ha! I just wanted it to be USA and Canada.
March 3, 2010