Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hockey stop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: hock-ey stop
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of stopping by rapidly bringing the feet perpendicular to the direction of motion.

verb

To perform a hockey stop.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

hockey stops (plural) hockey stops (present, singular) hockey stopping (participle, present) hockey stopped (participle, past) hockey stopped (past)

Questions

What does hockey stop mean?: A method of stopping by rapidly bringing the feet perpendicular to the direction of motion.

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