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hip check

hip check noun: a maneuver performed by an ice hockey player to take another player out of the play; a maneuver whereby the performer uses their hip to crash into another player, to check their movement.

Noun

hip check (plural hip checks)

  1. a maneuver performed by an ice hockey player to take another player out of the play; a maneuver whereby the performer uses their hip to crash into another player, to check their movement

Verb

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

  1. to perform a hip check

Forms of hip check

Noun
pluralhip checks
Verb
third-person singular presenthip checks
present participlehip checking
past participlehip checked
pasthip checked

Questions about hip check

What does hip check mean?
Hip check means a maneuver performed by an ice hockey player to take another player out of the play; a maneuver whereby the performer uses their hip to crash into another player, to check their movement.
What part of speech is hip check?
Hip check can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of hip check?
The plural of hip check is hip checks.

Words near hip check in the dictionary

  1. hip bones
  2. hip boot
  3. hip boots
  4. hip cat
  5. hip cats
  6. hip check
  7. hip checked
  8. hip checking
  9. hip checks
  10. hip dip
  11. hip dips

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