bodycheck

[ bod-ee-chek ]
/ ˈbɒd iˌtʃɛk /

verb (used with or without object)

Ice Hockey. to give (an opponent) a body check.

Origin of bodycheck

First recorded in 1905–10; v. use of body check

British Dictionary definitions for bodycheck

bodycheck
/ (ˈbɒdɪˌtʃɛk) /

noun

sport obstruction of another player
wrestling the act of blocking a charging opponent with the body

verb

(tr) to deliver a bodycheck to (an opponent)