- obstruction of another player
- (transitive) to deliver a bodycheck to (an opponent)
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bod′y check′, [Ice Hockey.]
bod•y•check (bod′ē chek′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i.
- 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.
- Sport[Ice Hockey.]to give (an opponent) a body check.
- verb, verbal use of body check 1905–10
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bodycheck /ˈbɒdɪˌtʃɛk/ n