"body check" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: body checks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} body check (plural body checks)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see body, check.
    Sense id: en-body_check-en-noun-5tBlCoeY
  2. (sports) A move in ice hockey or lacrosse in which a player impedes another with his body Categories (topical): Sports, Ice hockey, Lacrosse Translations (move in hockey): bodiczek [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-body_check-en-noun-MrL6hNRp Disambiguation of Ice hockey: 1 66 20 13 Disambiguation of Lacrosse: 2 46 27 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 41 45 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 38 42 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 41 45 12 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 39 40 18 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'move in hockey': 3 95 2
  3. (Hong Kong) A general health checkup performed by a medical practitioner. Tags: Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-body_check-en-noun-tOiOi5sT Categories (other): Hong Kong English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Hong Kong English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 41 45 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 38 42 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 41 45 12 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 39 40 18 Disambiguation of Hong Kong English: 2 33 47 18

Verb

Forms: body checks [present, singular, third-person], body checking [participle, present], body checked [participle, past], body checked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} body check (third-person singular simple present body checks, present participle body checking, simple past and past participle body checked)
  1. (sports) To perform a body check on someone. Categories (topical): Sports Translations (Translations): bodiczkować [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-body_check-en-verb-Pxgu6MiK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 41 45 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 38 42 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 41 45 12 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 39 40 18 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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