verb
- past tense of bodycheck; to deliberately collide with an opponent using one’s body, especially in hockey or other contact sports
Usage: sports terminology
Examples
- The defenseman bodychecked the forward into the boards.
- She was bodychecked hard during the third period.
- The referee called a penalty after he bodychecked the player from behind.
- He bodychecked his opponent cleanly and gained possession of the puck.
- The player was bodychecked so forcefully that he lost his balance.
- She bodychecked the attacker to prevent a scoring opportunity.