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hockey

//ˈhɒ.ki//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for hockey

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Forms

Plural
hockeys

Definitions

  1. 1.Feces, excrement.(slang)

    • “I thought she'd just gone to pee but I reckon she must be making hockey too.”
    • My anger surged back a pace. “Harry Boone is a lickspittle, butt kissing, hunk of horse hockey,” I said precisely.
  2. 2.Any of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a ball or puck into a goal.

  3. 3.Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick.

    • He helped his team beat the opponent at hockey 11-9 in a high-scoring match.
  4. 4.Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.

    • US stadiums are packed in the winter to see ice hockey.
    • Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4429

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

16th century, of unknown origin.

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