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Meaning of "bodycheck" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BODYCHECK

bodycheck  [ˈbɒdɪˌtʃɛk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BODYCHECK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bodycheck is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bodycheck in English.

WHAT DOES BODYCHECK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bodycheck

Checking (ice hockey)

Checking in ice hockey is any one of a number of defensive techniques, aimed at disrupting an opponent with possession of the puck, or separating them from the puck entirely. It is usually not a penalty.

Definition of bodycheck in the English dictionary

The first definition of bodycheck in the dictionary is obstruction of another player. Other definition of bodycheck is the act of blocking a charging opponent with the body. Bodycheck is also to deliver a bodycheck to.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BODYCHECK

PRESENT

Present
I bodycheck
you bodycheck
he/she/it bodychecks
we bodycheck
you bodycheck
they bodycheck
Present continuous
I am bodychecking
you are bodychecking
he/she/it is bodychecking
we are bodychecking
you are bodychecking
they are bodychecking
Present perfect
I have bodychecked
you have bodychecked
he/she/it has bodychecked
we have bodychecked
you have bodychecked
they have bodychecked
Present perfect continuous
I have been bodychecking
you have been bodychecking
he/she/it has been bodychecking
we have been bodychecking
you have been bodychecking
they have been bodychecking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bodychecked
you bodychecked
he/she/it bodychecked
we bodychecked
you bodychecked
they bodychecked
Past continuous
I was bodychecking
you were bodychecking
he/she/it was bodychecking
we were bodychecking
you were bodychecking
they were bodychecking
Past perfect
I had bodychecked
you had bodychecked
he/she/it had bodychecked
we had bodychecked
you had bodychecked
they had bodychecked
Past perfect continuous
I had been bodychecking
you had been bodychecking
he/she/it had been bodychecking
we had been bodychecking
you had been bodychecking
they had been bodychecking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bodycheck
you will bodycheck
he/she/it will bodycheck
we will bodycheck
you will bodycheck
they will bodycheck
Future continuous
I will be bodychecking
you will be bodychecking
he/she/it will be bodychecking
we will be bodychecking
you will be bodychecking
they will be bodychecking
Future perfect
I will have bodychecked
you will have bodychecked
he/she/it will have bodychecked
we will have bodychecked
you will have bodychecked
they will have bodychecked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bodychecking
you will have been bodychecking
he/she/it will have been bodychecking
we will have been bodychecking
you will have been bodychecking
they will have been bodychecking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bodycheck
you would bodycheck
he/she/it would bodycheck
we would bodycheck
you would bodycheck
they would bodycheck
Conditional continuous
I would be bodychecking
you would be bodychecking
he/she/it would be bodychecking
we would be bodychecking
you would be bodychecking
they would be bodychecking
Conditional perfect
I would have bodycheck
you would have bodycheck
he/she/it would have bodycheck
we would have bodycheck
you would have bodycheck
they would have bodycheck
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bodychecking
you would have been bodychecking
he/she/it would have been bodychecking
we would have been bodychecking
you would have been bodychecking
they would have been bodychecking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bodycheck
we let´s bodycheck
you bodycheck
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bodycheck
Past participle
bodychecked
Present Participle
bodychecking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BODYCHECK


aircheck
ˈɛəˌtʃɛk
backcheck
ˈbækˌtʃɛk
check
tʃɛk
cheque
tʃɛk
countercheck
ˈkaʊntəˌtʃɛk
crosscheck
ˌkrɒsˈtʃɛk
Czech
tʃɛk
eurocheque
ˈjʊərəʊˌtʃɛk
forecheck
ˈfɔːˌtʃɛk
hookcheck
ˈhʊkˌtʃɛk
namecheck
ˈneɪmˌtʃɛk
overcheck
ˈəʊvəˌtʃɛk
precheck
priːˈtʃɛk
recheck
riːˈtʃɛk
uncheck
ʌnˈtʃɛk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BODYCHECK

body swerve
body warmer
body wrap
body-centred
body-con
body-line
body-packer
body-surf
body-swerve
bodyboard
bodyboarding
bodybuilder
bodyguard
bodyshaper
bodyshell
bodysuit
bodysurfer
bodysurfing
bodywork
bodyworker

WORDS THAT END LIKE BODYCHECK

background check
baggage check
cashier´s check
credit check
dog´s-tooth check
double-check
gut check
health check
heck
in check
parity check
rain check
reality check
security check
sound check
speed check
spellcheck
spot check
take a rain check
time check
welfare check

Synonyms and antonyms of bodycheck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bodycheck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BODYCHECK

Find out the translation of bodycheck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bodycheck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bodycheck» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bodycheck
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bodycheck
570 millions of speakers

English

bodycheck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bodycheck
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bodycheck
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bodycheck
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bodycheck
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কয়েক সপ্তাহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mise en échec
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bodycheck
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bodycheck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bodycheck
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bodycheck
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bodycheck
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bodycheck
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடல் சோதனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉडीचेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bodycheck
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bodycheck
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bodycheck
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bodycheck
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bodycheck
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Bodycheck
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bodycheck
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bodycheck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bodycheck
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bodycheck

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BODYCHECK»

The term «bodycheck» is normally little used and occupies the 109.212 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BODYCHECK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bodycheck» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bodycheck» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bodycheck

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BODYCHECK»

Discover the use of bodycheck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bodycheck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bodycheck
Somebody wants Behn McAvoy dead.
Steven Owad, 2005
2
Kids, Sports, and Concussion: A Guide for Coaches and ...
Every member of the team knows that they are not allowed to bodycheck Brian and he is not allowed to bodycheck them. Brian feels well during practice. He has no further symptoms that evening. Two days later Brian has a follow-up ...
William P. Meehan M.D., 2011
3
Strictly Legal: Things You Absolutely Need to Know about ...
If the players, however, are in a non-contact league, and a player delivers a bodycheck deliberately and another player is injured, the injured player did not consent to that level of potential harm and a lawsuit could follow. Canadian courts see ...
Michael Cochrane, 2007
4
Hockey: The Sports Playbook
However, this is not what is known as a bodycheck, a truly classic play that is not seen too much these days. A bodycheck occurs when a defender comes out and hits someone in the middle of the ice, knocking him off his feet. It's a crushing ...
Red Kelly, Martin Lader, 1976
5
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
to more forceful methods (I've had a nurse bodycheck me when she thought I hadn't put enough drapes on a patient). But many nurses aren't sure whether this is their place or whether a given measure is worth a confrontation. (Does it really  ...
Atul Gawande, 2010
6
'67: The Maple Leafs, Their Sensational Victory, and the End ...
At the same time, however, captain George Armstrong was missing from the Toronto lineup after being injured by Hull's devastating bodycheck in the second game of the series. Leaderless, the Leafs hit the ice determined to continue the ...
Damien Cox, Gord Stellick, 2009
7
Art and Politics: The History of the National Arts Centre
Even the Senators hockey team souvenir program Bodycheck, published for fans at home-team games, featured an extensive interview with Maestro Pinchas Zukerman of the NAC Orchestra. “Zukerman with a violin is what Alexei Yashin is  ...
Sarah Jennings, 2009
8
Coping with a Picky Eater: A Guide for the Perplexed Parent
By the time he got into high school, he was as tall as his peers but he weighed barely one hundred pounds and was being asked to knock heads and bodycheck guys outweighing him by sixty to *To make this book easier to write, and I hope ...
William G. Wilkoff, 1998
9
Misconduct: Deal with it without bending the rules
... swept down and stopped it. The buzzer rang. I smiled to myself. No goal, but I had looked good. Back on the bench, Skip walked over to Dillon. "That hit was almost boarding, son. The bodycheck is used to separate A Desperate Move 55.
Beverly Scudamore, 2004
10
The Hockey Machine
Steve, seeing an opportunity for a good bodycheck, charged into the tall center. Steve felt the impact of his body striking Jack's. Then both of them slid across the ice. Jack swinging his stick around as an angry snarl tore from him. Not sure ...
Matt Christopher, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BODYCHECK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bodycheck is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How Jacques Gréber's plan transformed the capital, for better and …
“You don't touch the economic base of a city and give it a bodycheck of that nature and get away with it. But back then, you look at the grime, ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
2
SI Vault: Chris Pronger has a headache
He would gladly slice into a chiffonade with his stick what his 6' 6", 220-pound frame was unable to mash to a pulp with a bodycheck. «SI.com, Jun 15»
3
Japan advances to Women's World Cup semifinals with win over …
Australia had a good chance in the 28th minute after Azusa Iwashimizu was yellow-carded for a bodycheck, but Alanna Kennedy shot her free ... «Toronto Star, Jun 15»
4
Denmark U-21 Serbia U-21
This time Petkovic is booked for a bodycheck on a Danish player. 61' YELLOW CARD!Serbia's Petrovic is booked for an off-the-ball incident. «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jun 15»
5
Kids get a chance to play with Mark Scheifele at hockey camp in …
Kids got more comfortable as the session wore on, with some even trying to bodycheck Scheifele to the ice. Others, such as Tyler Polanski, ... «The Carillon, Jun 15»
6
Jack Todd: Pro-Colombian crowd voices displeasure with referee in …
That one was a full-on bodycheck, but Chenard somehow saw nothing wrong with it. All that may not have mattered. England had by far the ... «Montreal Gazette, Jun 15»
7
U.S. Open 2015: Tour Confidential Extra
You can't play defense in golf because you're not allowed to tackle or bodycheck on the PGA Tour. Rory isn't a machine. He has spells where ... «Golf.com, Jun 15»
8
Despite rain, Phantoms (mostly) keep to schedule
... coach Anthony Noreen said his staff did well adjusting on the fly this weekend after Mother Nature delivered a bodycheck of a thunderstorm. «Youngstown Vindicator, Jun 15»
9
RTÉ seeks 'accessible and popular' science proposals
... Perfect Match, Unbreakable: the Mark Pollock Story, Tommy Bowe's Bodycheck and Power in the Blood: the Story of the Irish Thoroughbred, ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
10
White Sox 'go nuts' for Blackhawks goals
Flowers was 12 years old, a poor defenceman that could bodycheck but not much else. “I could only stop to my left. Couldn't stop to my right. «Sportsnet.ca, Jun 15»

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