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  • verb To perform a body check; to shove.

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Examples

  • This goal was almost un-Fowler-like: a body-check on Gary Neville followed by a deliciously ruthless right not left foot dink.

    Guardian writers choose their favourite Premier League goal 2011

  • A recently released surveillance video shows Deputy Paul -- obviously much larger and heavier than Harris -- throwing a body-check into Harris, sending the man tumbling head-first against a wall.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: (Video)"Tragic Accident": New Euphemism for Nearly Lethal Police Assault 2009

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = '(Video) "Tragic Accident": New Euphemism for Nearly Lethal Police Assault'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'A recently released surveillance video shows Deputy Paul -- obviously much larger and heavier than Harris -- throwing a body-check into Harris, sending the man tumbling head-first against a wall.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: (Video)"Tragic Accident": New Euphemism for Nearly Lethal Police Assault 2009

  • A video shows a police officer body-check a cyclist, Christopher Long, on to the sidewalk.

    CNN Transcript Jul 29, 2008 2008

  • The single player game is high on repetition and low on quality opponent AI, but the ability to body-check Princess Peach into an electric fence adequately compensates.

    Archive 2007-11-01 Greg Tannahill 2007

  • As we prepped for the next bumper, one of us decided that Buckshot Betsy should body-check my dad during her lap around the minitrack.

    Rollergirl Melissa Joulwan 2007

  • As we prepped for the next bumper, one of us decided that Buckshot Betsy should body-check my dad during her lap around the minitrack.

    Rollergirl Melissa Joulwan 2007

  • Or we split up, one of us hugging the inside line and the other patrolling the outside perimeter, looking for the opportunity to body-check the other jammer into the crowd.

    Rollergirl Melissa Joulwan 2007

  • Or we split up, one of us hugging the inside line and the other patrolling the outside perimeter, looking for the opportunity to body-check the other jammer into the crowd.

    Rollergirl Melissa Joulwan 2007

  • The single player game is high on repetition and low on quality opponent AI, but the ability to body-check Princess Peach into an electric fence adequately compensates.

    Gaming In 60 Seconds, Again Greg Tannahill 2007

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