BODY CHECK Definition & Meaning

body check

noun

Ice Hockey.

an obstructing or impeding with the body of the movement or progress of an opponent. Compare check ¹( def 40 ).

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Origin of body check¹

First recorded in 1890–95

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Full-back Alex Goode was first in the sin-bin for a body check in the first half, then shortly after his return lock Maro Itoje was dismissed from the field for 10 minutes.

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In a video released by NHL Public Relations explaining the suspension, the hit was described as a “high, hard body check that makes the head the main point of contact, on a hit where such head contact was avoidable.”

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In a video released by NHL Public Relations explaining the ruling, the hit was described as a “high, hard body check that makes the head the main point of contact, on a hit where such head contact was avoidable.”

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One of her clients, 23-year-old model Priskila Ribka Jelita who represented West Java province in the pageant, recounted her “body check” ordeal in an interview with The Associated Press.

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Contestants said finalists were unexpectedly asked to strip for "a body check for scars and cellulite" and some said they were photographed topless.

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