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

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Meanings

nounhip check (plural hip checks)

plural hip checks

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

present singular third person hip checks · participle present hip checking · participle past hip checked · past hip checked

  1. hobbiesto perform a hip check

Translations

Finnish lonkkataklaus, taklata lonkalla
  • lonkkataklausice hockey: maneuver
  • taklata lonkallaice hockey: to perform a hip check
Cite this entry
APA

hip check. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hip%20check

MLA

“hip check.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hip%20check. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hip check,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hip%20check.

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