hockey

noun

hock·​ey ˈhä-kē 

1

: field hockey

2

: ice hockey

Examples of hockey in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Producer Price Index chart semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing industry looks like a hockey stick. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Jericho won a one-sided hockey fight with Ciampa and suplexed him onto spiked hockey pucks. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

But a guy with great hockey sense makes other players miss all the time. — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Local hockey families expressed their excitement when the proposal had its first public meeting. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026

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

• air hockey
• field hockey
• hockey skate
• ice hockey
• street hockey

Rhymes for hockey

• blocky
• chalky
• cocky
• gawky
• jockey
• khaki
• machi
• maki
• rocky
• stocky
• talkie
• walkie

Kids Definition

hockey

noun

hock·​ey ˈhäk-ē 

1

: field hockey

2

: ice hockey