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# hockey

noun (hockey)

«hockey» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Hockey is a team game played with curved sticks and a ball or puck, where players try to hit it into the other team's goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hockey/#m1)
2. Field hockey is played on grass with a ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hockey/#m2)
3. Ice hockey is played on ice with skates and a flat rubber disc called a puck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hockey/#m3)

### In the lessons

In PE lessons in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand «hockey» usually means field hockey. In Canada and the USA «hockey» means ice hockey, a hugely popular sport in Canada. Safety: wear shin pads, gum shields and helmets; keep sticks low. Phrases: play hockey, hockey stick, ice hockey, field hockey, hockey pitch, hockey rink.

### Examples

- We play hockey on Wednesdays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hockey/#x1)
- She scored a goal in the hockey match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hockey/#x2)
- Ice hockey is Canada's favourite winter sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hockey/#x3)
- Keep your hockey stick below your waist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hockey/#x4)
- The puck slid across the ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hockey/#x5)
- He wears a helmet to play hockey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hockey/#x6)
- Our hockey team won the cup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hockey/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable noun: «play hockey» (no «the» or «a»). The meaning depends on the country: in Canada and the USA hockey = ice hockey; in Britain, Ireland, Australia and NZ hockey = field hockey. Ice hockey has six players per side on the ice; field hockey has eleven.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hockey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hockey/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hockey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hockey.html) on Mova free.