ICE HOCKEY
Dictionary entry overview: What does ice hockey mean?
• ICE HOCKEY (noun)
The noun ICE HOCKEY has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: ICE HOCKEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ICE HOCKEY (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
hockey game; ice hockey; hockey
Hypernyms ("ice hockey" is a kind of...):
contact sport (a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players)
athletic game (a game involving athletic activity)
Meronyms (parts of "ice hockey"):
face-off ((ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players)
slapshot (a fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick)
check (obstructing an opponent in ice hockey)
Domain member category:
hat trick ((sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.))
game misconduct ((ice hockey) a penalty that suspends a player for the remainder of a game (but allows the team to send in a substitute for the suspended player))
stick (a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball)
penalty box ((ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties)
power play ((ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties)
icing; icing the puck ((ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal)
assist ((sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play)
face-off ((ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players)
center ((ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team)
