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forecheck

forecheck verb: to pressure the puck carrier for the opposing team.

Verb

forecheck (third-person singular simple present forechecks, present participle forechecking, simple past and past participle forechecked)

  1. To pressure the puck carrier for the opposing team.
    • Moore said Lemaire used centres more like third defencemen, while Leaf coach Ron Wilson likes his centres to forecheck.2009 January 28, Kevin McGran, “Leafs' call-up Justin Pogge overwhelmed on Wild night”, in Toronto Star

Noun

forecheck (plural forechecks)

  1. An instance of pressuring the puck carrier for the opposing team.

Forms of forecheck

Verb
third-person singular presentforechecks
present participleforechecking
past participleforechecked
pastforechecked
Noun
pluralforechecks

Origin of forecheck

From fore + check.

Words formed from forecheck

Questions about forecheck

What does forecheck mean?
Forecheck means to pressure the puck carrier for the opposing team.
What part of speech is forecheck?
Forecheck can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of forecheck?
The past tense of forecheck is forechecked.

Words near forecheck in the dictionary

  1. forechains
  2. forecharge
  3. forecharges
  4. forechase
  5. forechases
  6. forecheck
  7. forechecked
  8. forechecker
  9. forecheckers
  10. forechecking
  11. forechecks

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