hockey

Meaning

1. (uncountable) Any of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a ball or puck into a goal.
2. (Commonwealth, uncountable) Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick.
3. (Canada, US, uncountable) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.

Synonyms

ice hockey

🏒

field hockey

🏑

puck

hockey game

street hockey

khaki

polo

stickwork

Translations

hockey

hockey

Hockey

hóquei

hoquei

hockey

hockey

hockey sur glace

🏒

χόκεϋ

Eishockey

🏒

χόκεϊ

hockey sur gazon

🏑

Feldhockey

لعبة الهوكي

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɒki/

Etymology

16th century, of unknown origin. Possibly related to hook due to the curvature of the stick, or from French hoquet.

Sentences

He has an obsession with ice hockey and pizza .