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hockey

DEFINITIONS OF: hockey

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n a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks

Synonyms:
hockey game, ice hockey
Type of:
contact sport
a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players
athletic game
a game involving athletic activity

n a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net

Synonyms:
field hockey
Types:
shinney, shinny
a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck
Type of:
field game
an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions
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