body check

noun

: a blocking of an opposing player with the body (as in ice hockey or lacrosse)
bodycheck
ˈbä-dē-ˌchek How to pronounce body check (audio)
transitive verb

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McAvoy’s thunderous and clean body check on Connor McDavid in the first period also got his team going. — Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025 That prompted Gamecocks 6-foot-7 center Kamilla Cardoso to run over and body check the 5-10 Johnson to the floor. — David Whitley, The Tennessean, 12 Mar. 2024

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First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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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 24 Mar. 2025.

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