Phrase guide

hockey stick

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A stick used to handle the puck in ice hockey, having a flat, angled blade at the end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A stick used to handle the ball in field hockey, having a flat-faced hook at the end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Qualifier: field hockey

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A playing card with the rank of seven.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: card-games, poker

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A statistical trend in a graph of survey data in which most of the results are flat and then the graph suddenly peaks in a steep near-vertical direction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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5

noun

Meaning 5

sports implement consisting of a stick used by hockey players to move the puck

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stick

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَصًا (ʕaṣan) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Armenian: փայտիկ (pʻaytik) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Armenian: մական (makan) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Belarusian: клю́шка (kljúška) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Catalan: estic — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Catalan: pal — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冰球棒 (bīngqiúbàng) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Czech: hokejka — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Czech: hůl — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Estonian: kepp — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Estonian: hokikepp — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Finnish: jääkiekkomaila — instrument used in ice hockey
  • French: bâton de hockey — instrument used in ice hockey
  • French: crosse — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Georgian: ჰოკეის ყვანჭი (hoḳeis q̇vanč̣i) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Georgian: ყინულის ჰოკეის ყვანჭი (q̇inulis hoḳeis q̇vanč̣i) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Georgian: ყვანჭი (q̇vanč̣i) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • German: Hockeyschläger — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Hindi: हॉकी स्टिक (hŏkī sṭik) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Hindi: हॉकी डंडी (hŏkī ḍaṇḍī) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Hungarian: hokiütő — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Italian: bastone da hockey su ghiaccio — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Japanese: スティック (sutikku) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Korean: 스틱 (seutik) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hockeykølle — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ishockeykølle — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hockeykølle — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ishockeykølle — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Polish: kij hokejowy — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Polish: kij — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Portuguese: stique — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Portuguese: estique — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Portuguese: aléu — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Russian: клю́шка (kljúška) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Silesian: kryka — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Spanish: palo de hockey — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Swedish: hockeyklubba — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Swedish: klubba — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Tatar: кәшәкә (käşäkä) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Ukrainian: клю́чка (kljúčka) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Yiddish: האָקישטעקן (hokishtekn) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Yiddish: האָקיישטעקן (hokeyshtekn) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Yiddish: האָקישטאָק (hokishtok) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Yiddish: האָקיישטאָק (hokeyshtok) — instrument used in ice hockey
  • Catalan: estic — instrument used in field hockey
  • Catalan: pal — instrument used in field hockey
  • Chinese Mandarin: 曲棍球棒 (qūgùnqiúbàng) — instrument used in field hockey
  • Czech: hokejka — instrument used in field hockey
  • Czech: hůl — instrument used in field hockey
  • Dutch: hockeystick — instrument used in field hockey
  • Finnish: maahockeymaila — instrument used in field hockey
  • French: bâton de hockey — instrument used in field hockey
  • Georgian: ჰოკეის ყვანჭი (hoḳeis q̇vanč̣i) — instrument used in field hockey
  • Georgian: ბალახის ჰოკეის ყვანჭი (balaxis hoḳeis q̇vanč̣i) — instrument used in field hockey
  • German: Hockeyschläger — instrument used in field hockey
  • Hindi: हॉकी स्टिक (hŏkī sṭik) — instrument used in field hockey
  • Hindi: हॉकी डंडी (hŏkī ḍaṇḍī) — instrument used in field hockey
  • Italian: bastone da hockey su prato — instrument used in field hockey
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hockeykølle — instrument used in field hockey
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hockeykølle — instrument used in field hockey
  • Polish: kij hokejowy — instrument used in field hockey
  • Portuguese: stique — instrument used in field hockey
  • Portuguese: estique — instrument used in field hockey
  • Portuguese: aléu — instrument used in field hockey
  • Russian: клю́шка (kljúška) — instrument used in field hockey
  • Swedish: landhockeyklubba — instrument used in field hockey
  • Swedish: klubba — instrument used in field hockey
  • Ukrainian: клю́чка (kljúčka) — instrument used in field hockey
  • Yiddish: האָקישטעקן (hokishtekn) — instrument used in field hockey
  • Yiddish: האָקיישטעקן (hokeyshtekn) — instrument used in field hockey
  • Yiddish: האָקישטאָק (hokishtok) — instrument used in field hockey
  • Yiddish: האָקיישטאָק (hokeyshtok) — instrument used in field hockey