hockey game
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- noun
- /ˈhɑːki ɡeɪm/
- UK
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partido de hockey
- Last night, we enjoyed an exciting hockey game at the local rink, where both teams played fiercely.
- league hockey game
- minor league hockey game
Why does Bob go to the hockey games to watch a Zamboni.
- Why does Bob go to the hockey games to watch a Zamboni.
- You guys had lost a hockey game for Herb did not think you should have lost.
- And I saw Michael at the hockey game and I was like, OK, we're back.
- He's like, I'm going I'm going to a, a, a hockey game with Natalie.
Examples
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The hockey game's on.
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You got the extra ticket for the hockey game?
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And I saw Michael at the hockey game and I was like, OK, we're back.
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That way, you can both watch the hockey game.
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We wanted to get back to Brown for a hockey game.
Fiction book (1991) -
You were pretty smooth at the hockey game.
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Charles takes Chip and his friends out to a hockey game.
Academic text (2013) -
I'd rather drink a couple of brews and watch a hockey game.
Fiction book (1998) -
The average number of hockey games the spectators had attended was 9.27.
Academic text (2007) -
Jeffrey had made a tee time for early that morning; I had a hockey game at 6:30.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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A fast game on ice where players use sticks to hit a puck into the goal
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A team sport on ice where players use sticks to hit a puck into the other team's goal
How Competitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a game played on ice with sticks and a puck' is directly and compositionally derived from 'hockey' (the sport) plus 'game' (a sporting contest). This straightforward noun–noun composition follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Hockey game comes from the simple picture of players on ice using sticks to hit a small hard puck into a net. Here hockey is the sport and game means a match, so hockey game means 'a match of hockey'.