Definitions for hockey
ˈhɒk ihock·ey

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. field hockey, hockey(noun)

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

2. ice hockey, hockey, hockey game(noun)

   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 sticks

Wiktionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hockey(Noun)

   Variation of oche.

   Etymology: Unknown origin, 16th century, possibly related to hook due to the curvature of the stick.

Webster Dictionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hockey(noun)

   a game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals

   Etymology: [From Hook, n.]

2. Hockey(noun)

   the stick used by the players

   Etymology: [From Hook, n.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hockey

   hok′i, n. a game at ball played with a club or stick curved at one end, shinty.—Also Hook′ey. [Prob. O. Fr. hoquet, a crook.]

2. Hockey

   hok′i, n. (prov.) harvest-home, the harvest-supper.—Also Hawk′ey, Hork′ey.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Hockey

   A game in which two parties of players provided with curved or hooked sticks seek to drive a ball or puck through opposite goals. This applies to either ice hockey or field hockey.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hockey

   A type of sport.

   Hockey is a great team sport.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hockey

   Expresses the diminutive of hook, the club used in this game being only slightly hooked at the end.

Anagrams for hockey »

1. Chokey

How to pronounce hockey?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hockey in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hockey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of hockey in a Sentence

1. Grant Fuhr:

   Willie paved the path for the rest of us. In that way he is a true builder of the game, if you look up the word' builder' there should be a picture of Willie. He is the Jackie Robinson of hockey.

2. Happy Gilmore:

   Happy During high school, I played junior hockey and still hold two league records most time spent in the penalty box and I was the only guy to ever take off his skate and try to stab somebody.

3. Scott MVP:

   It was the coolest thing I’ve done in hockey.

4. Justin Williams:

   This is the first time in my life that Ive felt unsure of my aspirations with regards to hockey, for as long as I can remember, my whole offseason until this point has been hockey and doing what was necessary to prepare for the upcoming season.

5. Trevanian from the novel "Shibumi":

   Melpomene was a substantial girl, thick of bosom, ankle, and forearm, rosy of cheek, and clear of eye. She seemed somehow incomplete without her hockey stick.

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