Word: backchecks
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: back
checks
Definition: Third-person singular of backcheck. To check (an opposing player) while skating toward or near one's own goal.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
Affix: check
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs