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body check

body check noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see body, check.

Noun

body check (plural body checks)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see body, check.
  2. A move in ice hockey or lacrosse in which a player impedes another with his body
  3. (Hong-Kong) A general health checkup performed by a medical practitioner.

Verb

body check (third-person singular simple present body checks, present participle body checking, simple past and past participle body checked)

  1. To perform a body check on someone.
  2. To check the appearance of one's body, as a body dysmorphic disorder-related compulsive behavior.

Forms of body check

Noun
pluralbody checks
Verb
third-person singular presentbody checks
present participlebody checking
past participlebody checked
pastbody checked

Questions about body check

What does body check mean?
Body check means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see body, check.
What part of speech is body check?
Body check can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of body check?
The plural of body check is body checks.

Words near body check in the dictionary

  1. body catches
  2. body cavities
  3. body cavity
  4. body cavity search
  5. body cavity searches
  6. body check
  7. body checked
  8. body checking
  9. body checks
  10. body clock
  11. body clocks

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