This page gathers the 164 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Skating”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 1 of 2: from “apple” to “penalty”.
- apple noun An assist.
- attacking zone noun From one team's point of view, the area between the blue line of the other team's half of the rink and the end board behind the other…
- backcheck verb To check (an opposing player) while skating toward or near one's own goal.
- backchecker noun A player who backchecks.
- backhand adj Using the back side of the hockey stick.
- barn noun An arena.
- beach ball noun A successful shot on goal that should have been easily blocked.
- biscuit noun A puck (hockey puck).
- black ace noun A player from a junior league who is called up by an NHL team after their original team's season has ended and kept as a reserve player.
- blue line noun Either of the two thick blue lines on the ice that separate an attacking zone or defending zone from the neutral zone.
- Blueshirt noun A member of the National Hockey League's New York Rangers, named for the blue sweaters they wear in away games.
- board noun The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink.
- boarding noun A penalty called for pushing into the boards.
- boot out verb To fall or slide out of a turn due to excessive lean, which causes the athlete's boot to contact and pivot on the surface and the proper…
- breakaway adj Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
- butt end verb To jab (a player) with the knob of a hockey stick (incurring a penalty).
- cage noun The protective wire mask at the front of a helmet.
- cannonading adj A Gallivanism; Pertaining to a hard shot
- Canuck noun A member of the Vancouver Canucks professional ice hockey team belonging to the National Hockey League.
- catcher noun The webbed glove that the goaltender wears on the hand opposite the hand that holds the stick.
- celly noun Diminutive of celebration (of a goal).
- center noun The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs.
- checking noun The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
- Choctaw noun A Choctaw turn.
- clapper noun A slapshot
- crease noun The area in front of each goal.
- cross-check verb To commit the infraction of checking an opponent by using the shaft of one's stick with both hands.
- crosscheck noun An illegal maneuver where a player strikes another with the shaft of his stick, or the penalty thereby incurred.
- cup of coffee noun The situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time.
- cycle verb To maintain a team's possession of the puck in the offensive zone by handling and passing the puck in a loop from the boards near the goal…
- dangle verb The action of performing a move or deke with the puck in order to get past a defender or goalie; perhaps because of the resemblance to…
- dasher noun The lower boards around the edge of the rink.
- defending zone noun The zone between the blue line and the end board in a team's own end of the rink. The same area is the attacking zone for the opposing team.
- deke noun A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.
- drop the gloves verb To fight.
- duck walk noun A means of acceleration, moving with each foot turned 45 degrees from the forward position.
- dump out verb To gain control of the puck and shoot it into the neutral zone.
- Dutch roll noun Skating repetitively to right and left on the outer edge of one's skates.
- edge control noun The controlled use and placement of the edge of a skate, ski, or snowboard.
- elbows up phrase a command to play with physicality in ice hockey, as in the style of Gordie Howe
- empty-net goal noun A point scored when a player shoots the puck into the opposing team's net at a time when the opposing team's goalie has been withdrawn from…
- end board noun A section of the board between the corners in each end of the rink,
- enforcer noun A player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.
- face off noun The start of play, when two players try to get control of the puck dropped by the referee.
- fan verb To fail to properly shoot or pass the puck.
- forecheck verb To pressure the puck carrier for the opposing team.
- forward noun An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
- freeze verb To trap (the puck) so that it cannot be played.
- glass noun The clear, protective screen surrounding a hockey rink.
- goal area noun A semicircle in front of the goal designed to allow the goalie to perform free from interference. Exact rules vary according to the league.
- goal judge noun an ice hockey official who judges whether pucks enter the net and sits directly behind the goal, triggering a red light and siren when a…
- goal line noun the red line that runs across the rink and the front of the goal.
- goal suck noun A player who loiters near the opposing net, hoping to score goals without doing the work of moving the puck down the ice. One who…
- goalie verb To act as a goalie, to tend the goals, to mind the net.
- goaltend verb To act as a goaltender, to tend goal, to mind the nets.
- goaltending noun The activity of a goaltender.
- goon verb To act like a goon; to act in an intimidating or aggressive way towards opponents.
- goonism noun The habit of acting in an intimidating or rough way towards opponents.
- Gordie Howe hat trick noun The triple achievement of a goal, an assist for a goal, and participation in a fight, within a single game.
- grapevine noun A move in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other, while both remaining on the ice or ground, incorporating half-turns.
- grinder noun A hard-working, physical player with limited offensive ability.
- hab noun A member of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team.
- hack verb To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- hash mark noun Either of the parallel lines on either side of the face-off circles.
- hat trick noun Three goals scored by one player in a game.
- headhunt verb To use one's hockey stick to strike an opponent's head.
- headhunter noun A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to strike an opponent's head.
- heel turn noun A turn executed by shifting weight on to the heel(s).
- high stick verb To perform high-sticking.
- high-sticking noun A penalized action in the sport of ice hockey where a player knowingly or inadvertently raises (the hand-grip part of) his stick above…
- hip check noun a maneuver performed by an ice hockey player to take another player out of the play; a maneuver whereby the performer uses their hip to…
- hockey bag noun A large bag for all the equipment of a hockey player: hockey skates, hockey stick, shin pads, shoulder pads, helmet, puck, etc.
- hockey puck noun A small black flat roundel of hardened rubber used as a playing piece in ice hockey to score points by moving the puck into the opponent's…
- hockey skate noun A type of ice skate used in ice hockey, with a smooth skate blade attached to a skate boot via two pillars, one at the heel and one at the…
- hockey stick noun A stick used to handle the puck in ice hockey, having a flat, angled blade at the end.
- hockey stop noun A method of stopping by rapidly bringing the feet perpendicular to the direction of motion.
- hook verb To use the hockey stick to trip or block another player
- hooking noun The penalized action of using one's stick to restrain an opponent.
- howitzer noun A powerfully hit shot.
- ice verb To put out a team for a match.
- icecross noun An ice skating sport, involving racing over an obstacle course similar to that found in snowboardcross, skiercross, or BMX.
- icetime noun Time spent on the ice rink.
- icing noun A minor violation of ice hockey rules, occurring when a player shoots the puck from his/her side of the red line so that it crosses the…
- infraction noun A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.
- inside edge verb To place one's weight on the inside edge of the skate, thereby moving in a curve in that direction.
- iron cross noun A defensive strategy in which the two defencemen, a forward and the goaltender align themselves in a diamond shape so that imaginary lines…
- jailbreak noun A rule present in some ice hockey leagues that causes a penalty to end if the short-handed team scores.
- left wing noun The offensive player who plays to the center's left.
- line noun A group of forwards that play together.
- linesman noun An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside.
- Michigan noun A deke consisting of lifting the puck with the stick and throwing it under the top corner of the goal, while skating behind the net.
- minor noun Ellipsis of minor penalty (“a penalty requiring a player to leave the ice for 2 minutes unless the opposing team scores”).
- minor penalty noun A penalty sending the offending player to the penalty box for two minutes or (after the 1955–1956 season) the next score by the opposing…
- muffin noun A very weak shot in ice hockey where the puck does not travel fast.
- neutral zone noun A zone on the playing surface between the attacking zone and the defending zone as delineated by the two blue lines.
- one time verb To shoot (the ball or puck) directly from a teammate's pass.
- outside edge verb To place one's weight on the outside edge of the skate, thereby moving in a curve in that direction.
- overpush noun A movement of the leading leg laterally under the body, generating momentum
- passive box noun A defensive formation that a shorthanded team may use during a penalty kill, whereby four players remain in a box formation in front of…
- penalty noun A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.