hockey
noun
hock·ey ˈhä-kē 
1
: field hockey
2
: ice hockey
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Women’s professional hockey is coming to the Hartford area. 
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2022 His father played youth hockey and brother Chris played Triple A. Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 And in April 2023, the company will broadcast the annual FDNY-NYPD hockey match. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2022 Bice graduated from Pulaski High School as was set to play hockey with the Salmon River Ice Hockey Association this fall. CBS News, 3 Sep. 2022 McKenna Brown, 16, was a star athlete who hoped to play women's hockey at University of South Florida. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 Schondelmyer has big-play receivers in Anthony Brown (Kentucky, Cincinnati offers) and Shawn Thigpen to test St. Ignatius’ secondary, which now lacks junior safety A.J. Spellacy, who left the school to play hockey in Canada. Matt Goul, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022 Teddy Stiga, who played at Belmont Hill and is slated to join the US National U17 team this season, verbally committed to play hockey at Boston College . . . Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022 Mann left the team after the 2020-21 season to play minor league hockey in Sweden and Shields alleged that was due to Pearson’s retaliation against Mann. Mason Young, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2022 See More
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2022 His father played youth hockey and brother Chris played Triple A. Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 And in April 2023, the company will broadcast the annual FDNY-NYPD hockey match. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2022 Bice graduated from Pulaski High School as was set to play hockey with the Salmon River Ice Hockey Association this fall. CBS News, 3 Sep. 2022 McKenna Brown, 16, was a star athlete who hoped to play women's hockey at University of South Florida. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 Schondelmyer has big-play receivers in Anthony Brown (Kentucky, Cincinnati offers) and Shawn Thigpen to test St. Ignatius’ secondary, which now lacks junior safety A.J. Spellacy, who left the school to play hockey in Canada. Matt Goul, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022 Teddy Stiga, who played at Belmont Hill and is slated to join the US National U17 team this season, verbally committed to play hockey at Boston College . . . Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022 Mann left the team after the 2020-21 season to play minor league hockey in Sweden and Shields alleged that was due to Pearson’s retaliation against Mann. Mason Young, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
perhaps from Middle French hoquet shepherd's crook, diminutive of hoc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hōc hook
First Known Use
1527, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing hockey
Kids Definition
hockey
noun
hock·ey ˈhä-kē
: a game played on ice or in a field by two teams who try to drive a puck or ball through a goal by hitting it with a stick
- throw someone a curve
- throw someone a curveball
- throw someone a kiss
- throw someone for a loop
- throw someone for a loss
- throw someone off (his stride
- throw someone off her) stride
- throw someone under the bus
- throw something out the window
- throw stick
- throw the book at
- throw to the wolves
- throw together
- throw under the bus
- throw up
- throw up one's hands
- throw weight
- throw-crook
- throw-in
- throw-ins
- throw/bring into question
- throw/fling/cast caution to the wind
- throw/hurl/toss a monkey wrench into
- throw/knock (someone) off (his/her) stride
- throw/toss one's hat in/into the ring