Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hockey

2 senses of hockey

Sense 1
field hockey, hockey -- (a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net)
       => field game -- (an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions)

Sense 2
ice hockey, hockey, hockey game -- (a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks)
       => athletic game -- (a game involving athletic activity)
       => contact sport -- (a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players)