body check

noun

: a blocking of an opposing player with the body (as in ice hockey or lacrosse)
bodycheck transitive verb

Examples of body check in a Sentence

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On the ice, no one in the league blocked more shots on average this season than Trouba, who isn’t even tops on his team in hits but is known for big, crushing, clean open-ice body checks that have otherwise largely disappeared from the sport at its highest level. Stephen Whyno, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024 He usually is sent onto the ice if the Rangers or MSG need waking up with a couple of violent body checks or strategic penalties. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024 Brinkley also called regular total body checks a must. Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024 And doing regular total body check ups..that is a MUST! Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2024 And as the ball sailed through the air, Brooklyn guard Dennis Schroder was delivering a light body check to Conley’s sternum. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2024 There are crushing body checks, like the shoulder-to-chest flattening of Connor McDavid in February of last season. Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023 However, before player introductions the players lean into each other and do this body check/shoulder bump/forearm bump type of thing. Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023 Do a full-body check. Lauren Krouse, Health.com, 18 May 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of body check was in 1869

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“Body check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20check. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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