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body check

A body check is a hockey term for when one player uses the top half of their body to fairly block an opposing player who has the puck. (noun)

An example of body check is when a San Jose Sharks player has the puck and a player from the Los Angeles Kings runs his shoulder into him.

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See body check in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See body check in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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