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hockey stop

hockey stop noun: a method of stopping by rapidly bringing the feet perpendicular to the direction of motion.

Noun

hockey stop (plural hockey stops)

  1. A method of stopping by rapidly bringing the feet perpendicular to the direction of motion.

Verb

hockey stop (third-person singular simple present hockey stops, present participle hockey stopping, simple past and past participle hockey stopped)

  1. (intransitive) To perform a hockey stop.

Forms of hockey stop

Noun
pluralhockey stops
Verb
third-person singular presenthockey stops
present participlehockey stopping
past participlehockey stopped
pasthockey stopped

Questions about hockey stop

What does hockey stop mean?
Hockey stop means a method of stopping by rapidly bringing the feet perpendicular to the direction of motion.
What part of speech is hockey stop?
Hockey stop can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of hockey stop?
The plural of hockey stop is hockey stops.

Words near hockey stop in the dictionary

  1. hockey socks
  2. hockey stick
  3. hockey stick curve
  4. hockey stick curves
  5. hockey sticks
  6. hockey stop
  7. hockey stops
  8. hockey tape
  9. hockeyer
  10. hockeyers
  11. hockeyist

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