back-check
[ ˈbak-ˌchek]
[ˈbak-ˌchek]
back-checked; back-checking; back-checks
intransitive verb
: to skate back toward one's own goal while closely defending against the offensive rushes of an opposing player in ice hockey
Other Words from back-check
back-checker \ ˈbak-ˌche-kər \ noun
First Known Use of back-check
1913, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries near back-check