hock·ey (h k  )n. 1. Ice hockey. 2. Field hockey. 3. Street hockey. [Origin unknown.] |
hockey
Noun
1. a game played on a field by two teams of 11 players who try to hit a ball into their opponents' goal using long sticks curved at the end
2. US & Canad ice hockey [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  hockey - a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' netfield game - an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions shinney, shinny - a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck goalmouth - (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal net - a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey) stick - a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball winger - (sports) player in wing position |
| 2. |  hockey - a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled stickshat trick - (sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.) face-off - (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players face-off - (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players contact sport - a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players athletic game - a game involving athletic activity assist - (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play icing the puck, icing - (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal power play - (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties; "the team was unable to capitalize on the power play" check - obstructing an opponent in ice hockey slapshot - a fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick penalty box - (ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties stick - a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball game misconduct - (ice hockey) a penalty that suspends a player for the remainder of a game (but allows the team to send in a substitute for the suspended player) center - (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team period - (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games |
Translations
n hockey [ˈhoki]
a game for two teams of eleven players, played with clubs which are bent at one end (ˈhockey-sticks) and a ball, or in ice hockey, a round flat disc called a puck. hokkie لُعْبَة الهوكي хокей hokej hockey das Hockey χόκεϊ hockey hoki هاكی maahockey, jääkiekko hockey; bâton (de hockey) הוֹקִי हॉकी, एक प्रकार का खेल hokej hoki hoki íshokkí, ísknattleikur hockey ホッケー 하키 (ledo, þolës) ritulys hokejs hoki hockey land-/ishockey hokej hóquei hochei; crosă (de hochei) хоккей hokej hokej hokej landhockey, ishockey กีฬาฮ็อกกี้ hokey (oyunu) 曲棍球 хокей ہاکی کا کھیل môn khúc côn cầu 曲棍球
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