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Poke Check

Noun:

1. A technique used in ice hockey to disrupt an opponent's control of the puck by quickly poking at it with the stick.

Sample Sentence: The defenseman executed a perfect poke check, stealing the puck away from the opponent.

Verb (transitive):

1. To use a quick jabbing motion with the hockey stick to disrupt an opponent's control of the puck.

Sample Sentence: The player poke checked the puck away from the opposing forward.

Verb (intransitive):

1. To attempt a poke check in ice hockey.

Sample Sentence: The goalie decided to poke check as the opposing player approached with the puck.

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