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back·check (-c̸hek′)

transitive verb

Hockey to check (an opponent) in the area around one's own goal, usually in an effort to prevent that player from joining others in developing an offensive threat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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