Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hip check

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
hip check
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

verb

to perform a hip check

Inflected Forms

hip checks (plural) hip checks (present, singular) hip checking (participle, present) hip checked (participle, past) hip checked (past)

Questions

What does hip check mean?
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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