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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To check or defend against an ice hockey opponent while skating back toward one's own goal.

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Examples

  • Other coaches have got their players to “buy in” on how to play the Caps: clog the middle, challenge at the blue line, block shots, back-check and most importantly, limit mistakes in the defensive zone.

    Where's plan B? Kareem El-Alaily 2010

  • This is great on-the-job training for the playoffs, so long as Bruce adjusts accordingly and gets his players to buy-in on how to counter opponents' Caps-centric strategy: breakout cleanly, dump the puck, thump the defensemen, cycle in the corners, crowd the goalie, pay the price to earn your goals and back-check.

    Where's plan B? Kareem El-Alaily 2010

  • Second, as a back-check on all the “well-intentioned” stuff, note that there has been no movement to change the original law now that this exploit is understood.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Unintended Consequences 2009

  • Glencross, evading the back-check of Daymond Langkow, scored his fifth of the season past Miikka Kiprusoff.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • So, if Governor Romney insists on back-checking ALL gay marriage already conducted by the state, then under the law he also must back-check all heterosexual marriages already conducted by the state.

    05/19/2004 2004

  • New Jersey didn't back-check, didn't play its defensive system and didn't match the energy level displayed by Colorado.

    USATODAY.com - Avalanche more than equal to the task 2001

  • * Probability sample stratified by area, town and township * Three calls before substitution * Personal interviews * Minimum 20 percent back-check

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • Tapes from missile-sub patrols were always examined by a team of experts on shore as a back-check to the sub's crew.

    The Sum of all Fears Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1991

  • But that's why I got the contract to back-check your people 'Jones said.

    The Sum of all Fears Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1991

  • Send another man to Kyshtym to back-check the people at Sarova.

    The Sum of all Fears Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1991

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