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back-checked; back-checking; back-checks
Definition of back-check
: to skate back toward one's own goal while closely defending against the offensive rushes of an opposing player in ice hockey
Other Words from back-check
back-checker
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ˈbak-ˌche-kər
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noun
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noun
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“Back-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-check. Accessed 10 Apr. 2021.
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