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crosscheck

crosscheck

8.2
An illegal hit against another player using a hockey stick held with both hands
  • noun
  • /ˈkrɔsˌtʃɛk/
  • Jargon
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  • A deliberate crosscheck can result in a serious injury and suspension.

Examples

  • He was sent to the penalty box after delivering a hard crosscheck to his opponent.

  • He received a penalty for a crosscheck against his opponent.

  • The referee called a penalty for a crosscheck against the defenseman.

  • The referee called a crosscheck during the game.

  • The referee penalized the player for delivering a crosscheck to his opponent's back.

  • After reviewing the play, the officials determined that a crosscheck had occurred during the heated match.

  • The player received a suspension for his dangerous crosscheck that left the other athlete injured.

Antonyms

fair play
16 3.0

Honest behavior that treats everyone the same and follows the rules in sport or competition

How Dangerous

to smash the head
  • Offensive
8.8
to slash
53 3.0
crosscheck
  • Jargon
8.2
bodycheck
  • US
5.5

Surface Forms

crosscheck singular
crosschecks plural

Morphology

crosscheck = check (semi-transparent) = cross + check

Structurally cross + check is clear, but the sense is a specialized sports move (using the stick shaft) that may not be inferable to learners unfamiliar with the sporting sense of 'check'. [Postprocessing: moved 'cross' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word crosscheck joins cross ('across' or 'crosswise') and check ('to hit' or 'stop'), so in sport a crosscheck is a hit made with the stick held across the body, which is why it is dangerous and often illegal.