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hockey

/ˈhɑ.ki/noun2 syllables

Hockey means: 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 for hockey5

noun, as in 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

ice hockey, hockey game

noun, as in a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net

field hockey

also used for hockey

shinny, shinny hockey

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What does hockey mean?2

noun

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 hockey sticks

2

a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hockey?4

two syllables

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Hockey in a sentence

  • In hockey and soccer, goals are counted as points.AlanF_US
  • In hockey, there are periods rather than halves.AlanF_US
  • I like team sports like soccer, hockey, basketball, and volleyball.ddnktr
  • I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.Miktsoanit
  • Sometimes hockey players get so competitive that fights break out.rmccar1
  • I like such sports as boxing and hockey.SUZIE
  • I don't like such sports as boxing and hockey.CK
  • Berbers have their own traditional version of hockey.Amastan

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Forms of hockey

as a noun

plural
hockeys