Sports / A2

HOK-ee/ˈhɒki/

Hockey is a team sport with sticks: play hockey, a hockey match, hockey practice. In Britain, hockey often means the game on grass; ice hockey is the game on ice. Football uses feet; hockey uses sticks. Field hockey is another name. Do not write hookey (old slang for missing school).

Meaning

A team sport played with sticks and a ball, or a similar game on ice.

Examples

• “She plays hockey for the school team.”
• “Hockey is on the school field every Thursday.”
• “She forgot her hockey stick and had to borrow one.”

Good to know

play hockey / a hockey match. UK default: grass hockey. On ice: ice hockey. Mix-up: hookey.

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