hockey — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hockey noun A team sport in which players use curved sticks to hit a ball or puck into a goal.
Senses
hockey is used for these senses in English:
- field hockey A form of hockey played on a grassed pitch with a hard rubber ball instead of a puck.
- hockey (North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.
- ice hockey A form of hockey played on an ice rink with a puck, rather than a ball.
hockey — full definition
- noun A team sport in which players use curved sticks to hit a ball or puck into a goal.
- noun Ice hockey specifically, played on a rink with skates and a puck.
- noun Field hockey specifically, played on grass or turf with a ball.