- back-check
- back′-check`v. i.spo to skate back toward one's defensive zone in ice hockey, obstructing or impeding the progress of opponents on attackCompare fore-check•Etymology: 1935–40
From formal English to slang. 2014.
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back-check — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: back (II) transitive verb : to check over (as a computation) intransitive verb : to skate back towards one s own goal covering the rushes of opposing players in a hockey game * * * /bak chek / … Useful english dictionary
back-check — /bak chek /, v.i. Ice Hockey. 1. to skate back toward one s defensive zone obstructing or impeding the movement or progress of one or more opponents on attack. Cf. check1 (def. 15), fore check. v.t. 2. to check over or through; review: Back check … Universalium
back-check — intransitive verb Date: 1937 to skate back toward one s own goal while closely defending against the offensive rushes of an opposing player in ice hockey • back checker noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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back-checker — noun see back check … New Collegiate Dictionary
back-checker — See back check. * * * … Universalium
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