WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈbod•y ˌEng•lish,  n. [uncountable]
  1. Sporta twisting of the body by a player to help a ball that has already been hit, etc., to travel in the desired direction:gave the ball some body English.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
body Eng′lish, [Sports.]
  1. Sporta twisting of the body by a player as if to help a ball already hit, rolled, or kicked to travel in the desired direction.
  • 1905–10

'body English' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "body English" in the title:


Look up "body English" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "body English" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!