body-check
Shoulder into opponent
A body-check is a defensive move in hockey and lacrosse where a player uses their body to block or knock an opponent off the puck or ball.
The contact is legal within certain rules—typically shoulder-to-shoulder or hip-to-hip.
As a verb, to body-check is to deliver such a hit: He body-checked her into the boards.
Outside sports, it describes any forceful physical block: I got body-checked by a guy rushing for the subway.
Upper arm joint
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- slamForceful impact or closure
bump · knock · shove · jostle · ram · charge · block · contact
Hockey's rubber projectile
- rinkEnclosed skating surface
- boardsPlanks or governing bodies
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- NHLPro hockey organization
skates · enforcer · referee · icing · powerplay · faceoff · slapshot · winger
Hostile or attacking behavior
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- physicalityBodily, material quality
- menaceSource of potential harm
deterrence · pressure · hostility · retaliation · roughness · toughness · grit · presence
shoulder
Upper arm joint
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
slam · bump · knock · shove · jostle · ram · charge · block · contact · thrust
puck
Hockey's rubber projectile
NHL · skates · enforcer · referee · icing · powerplay · faceoff · slapshot · winger · centerman
aggression
Hostile or attacking behavior
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- physicalityBodily, material quality
menace · deterrence · pressure · hostility · retaliation · roughness · toughness · grit · presence · warning
block
Solid mass, or impede
barrier · obstruction · denial · screen · contain · neutralize · disrupt · intercept · counter · deterrent
body-checknon-contact
Without physical touch
evasion · dodge · avoidance · backing off · giving space
body, check, bodies, bodied, bodily, embody, embodied, embodiment, checks