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body English
body Englishn.1. Bodily movement in a usually unconscious attempt to influence the trajectory of a moving object, such as a ball. 2. Body language.bod′y Eng`lish
n. a twisting of the body by a player as if to help a ball hit, thrown, etc., to travel in the desired direction. [1905–10] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | body English - a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired directionmovement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" |
body English
body EnglishAn often involuntary or unconscious movement of the body to try and manipulate or influence the course of an object that is already in motion. I always find bowlers' body English humorous, as they contort their bodies to try to will the ball toward the pins.See also: body, Englishbody EnglishMovements of the body that express a person's feelings, as in His body English tells us just how tired he is. This expression originated about 1900 in such sports as bowling and ice hockey, where a player tries to influence the path of a ball or puck by moving his body in a particular direction. (It was based on the earlier use of English to mean "spin imparted to a ball.") See also: body, Englishbody English
Words related to body Englishnoun a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired directionRelated Words- movement
- motility
- motion
- move
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