BACKCHECK

Etymology

Verb

backcheck (third-person singular simple present backchecks, present participle backchecking, simple past and past participle backchecked)

(transitive, ice hockey) To check (an opposing player) while skating toward or near one's own goal.

(intransitive, ice hockey) To engage in checking while skating toward or near one's own goal.

Noun

backcheck (plural backchecks)

the act of backchecking

Anagrams

• checkback

Source: Wiktionary



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