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HOCKEY GAME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 hockey sticks
Synonyms:
hockey; hockey game; ice hockey
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hockey game" 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 "hockey game"):
face-off ((ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players)
check (obstructing an opponent in ice hockey)
slapshot (a fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick)
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.))
face-off ((ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players)
assist ((sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play)
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)
power play ((ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties)
penalty box ((ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties)
stick (a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball)
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))
center ((ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team)
period ((ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games)
