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hockey Definition

hockey (häkē)

noun

  1. ☆ a team game played on ice, in which the players, using a curved stick with a flat blade (hockey stick) and wearing skates, try to drive a hard rubber disk (puck) into their opponent's goal; ice hockey
  2. a similar game played on foot on a field with a small ball instead of a puck; field hockey

Etymology: Early ModE, prob. < OFr hoquet, bent stick, crook, dim. of hoc, hook < MDu hoec, hook

hockey Synonyms

hockey

n.

ice hockey, field hockey, hockey game, shinny*, block-and-bunt*; see also game 1, sport 3.

hockey Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • umpire: Interests include playing and umpiring hockey and she co-founded the Phoenix Blues Ladies Hockey Club.
  • play: I've played floor hockey with Nicole - or should I say - I've learned how to play floor hockey from Nicole!

Adjective modifier

  • indoor: In the depths of winter, we play indoor hockey in the Games Hall.
  • underwater: Just reading about underwater hockey is a breath taking experience.
  • mixed: Mixed mini games hockey also did exceptionally well finishing in 11th place.
  • junior: A place in the final would be enough to clinch promotion back into the top flight of European junior hockey for the Scots.
  • competitive: In the Spring Term these same sports continue and Years 5 and 6 also gain experience of playing competitive hockey matches.
  • senior: SINI athletes Suzanne Beaney and Bridget McKeever had their first taste of senior international hockey whilst competing for Ireland over the weekend in Loughborough.

Modifies a noun

  • puck: I prefer the round ones that look a bit like a hockey puck, in a standard size.
  • stick: The curve is not a hockey stick at all.
  • rink: George did a lot with a pedestrian mall in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, where the only real highlight was a hockey rink " .
  • pitch: Groom met Morgan on a hockey pitch in 1993.
  • skate: No ice hockey skates are allowed on Sunday session.
  • umpire: He's also a qualified hockey umpire in local leagues.

Noun used with modifier

  • ice: No ice hockey skates are allowed on Sunday session.
  • sledge: Prior to this he had been playing sledge hockey.
  • roller: For the roller hockey team, see Buffalo Wings.
  • skater: The Farnborough Arrows skater hockey team also claim the Farnborough Leisure Center as their home.
  • inline: Information is available on speed skating, artistic skating, hockey, inline hockey, downhill skating, and trail skating.
  • in-line: It has a separate section on in-line hockey and has links to national federations and other ice hockey related sites.

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