check
12
5.8
- noun
- /tʃɛk/
- Jargon
:
placaje
- That's a hip check right there.
- body check
Examples
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SMASH—a hard check into the boards deep in the Rangers' end of the ice.
Fiction book (1999) -
Bayern is a very physical team, with a lot of hard body-checks and tackles.
Blog text (5) -
That looked like a body check, but he shrugged off the defender.
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He puts a crushing check on him on the boards.
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Everyone says that women's lacrosse is not a real sport because you can't body check, but that's just not true.
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And while the debate in Canada today asks whether we should first allow body checking in hockey with 9-year-olds or with 11-year-olds, Couvillon observed that his 9-year-old players are relatively similar in body size and skill, but that body size and skill vary greatly among his 11-year-old players.
Academic text (2005) -
In ice hockey, a solid check can stop an opponent from advancing towards the goal.
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The player delivered a powerful check, leaving his rival unable to keep possession of the puck.
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Coaches emphasize the importance of using a proper body check to prevent the other team from scoring.
Synonyms
A quick push with a hockey stick that knocks the puck away from an opponent
Antonyms
Idioms
To stop and think before you say or do something that causes trouble
Compounds
30
4.0
A system that stops one person or group having too much power by sharing control
25
2.5
Registering your arrival at a hotel, airport, or event by giving your name and documents
- Specialized
13
3.5
A check from an account without enough money that the bank does not pay
- Specialized
12
4.6
A check a bank writes and promises to pay the person who receives it
- Archaic
7
3.6
Paper you can use like money abroad that you cash at a bank or shop by showing your ID
5
3.5
A monthly payment from the government or insurance for someone who cannot work because of a disability
- Archaic
2
6.8
A woman who takes coats or umbrellas at an entrance and gives a ticket to get them back
- US
1
3.7
A signed piece of paper from a bank with the amount left empty for someone to fill
1
3.5
A book or list where you record checks and deposits to track your bank account
- Specialized
1
6.8
A simple math check that finds errors in files on drives or during transfer
- US
1
2.8
A written note telling a bank to pay a certain amount of money to a person or company
1
4.1
A cheque from a bank that you can cash right away and is safer than a personal cheque
1
3.5
A government check that Medicare sends to an older person to pay medical costs
- Specialized
1
5.5
A way to find mistakes in data by adding extra information when sending or saving it
- Specialized
1
5.8
A way to find errors in digital data by checking whether the number of ones is even or odd
- Specialized
Money a bank lets you use when a check makes your account go below zero
- Specialized
An extra binary digit added to data to find errors in transmission or storage
- Specialized
An extra digit or letter added to the end of a code to find reading errors
- Specialized
A blank check the bank gives you to get money when your personal checks are not available
- Jargon
A check on the opponent's king that happens when one piece moves and opens an attack by another piece
- Specialized
A way to find errors in data by checking whether the number of ones is odd or even
- Specialized
A quick push with a hockey stick that knocks the puck away from an opponent
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
A check in hockey (the noun) is the act of stopping an opponent and takes its meaning from the older sense of 'to stop'. So a body check is a legal way to block an opposing player.