🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

바디체크

Pronunciation / Transliteration: badichekeu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bodycheck/ˈbɒdi.tʃɛk/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"수비수의 강력한 바디체크가 상대 공격을 막아냈다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    In contact sports such as ice hockey, a legal block or collision in which a player uses their body to slam an opponent against the boards or knock them off balance.

    "A powerful bodycheck along the boards stopped the attacking forward in his tracks."
  2. 2

    A thorough physical examination or inspection of a person's body, often for security, medical, or regulatory purposes.

    "Security personnel performed a quick bodycheck before allowing entry into the restricted venue."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from English, combining 'body' (from Old English 'bōdig') and 'check' (from Old French 'cheker' via chess terminology). Originally emerging in ice hockey and contact sports during the mid-20th century to describe using one's body to obstruct or hit an opponent, it has since expanded into general physical inspection contexts.

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