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Stickhandled vs Stickhandle - What's the difference?

stickhandled | stickhandle |

As verbs the difference between stickhandled and stickhandle

is that stickhandled is past tense of stickhandle while stickhandle is to maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.

stickhandled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (stickhandle)

    • stickhandle

    English

    Verb

    (stickhandl)
  • (transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
  • *2008 , Dave Stubbs, " Lots of life left in Bruins," The Gazette (Montreal), 17 Apr (retrieved May 13 2008):
    • Kovalev regained possession of the puck and stickhandled at full speed into neutral-zone open ice.
  • (chiefly, Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
  • *2008 , " Editorial: Hillier goes, not Bernier, Toronto Star , 16 Apr. (retrieved 13 May 2008):
  • *:He has ducked questions in Parliament on everything from Afghan detainees to Radarsat 2, leaving them to be stickhandled by other ministers.
  • *2008 , Diane Francis, " Obama vs McCain. Finally," National Post (Canada), 8 May (retrieved 13 May 2008):
  • *:Obama, on the other hand, stickhandled his preacher problem and retained his poise and dignity.

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    stickhandle

    English

    Verb

    (stickhandl)
  • (transitive, intransitive, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
  • *2008 , Dave Stubbs, " Lots of life left in Bruins," The Gazette (Montreal), 17 Apr (retrieved May 13 2008):
    • Kovalev regained possession of the puck and stickhandled at full speed into neutral-zone open ice.
  • (chiefly, Canada, by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.
  • *2008 , " Editorial: Hillier goes, not Bernier, Toronto Star , 16 Apr. (retrieved 13 May 2008):
  • *:He has ducked questions in Parliament on everything from Afghan detainees to Radarsat 2, leaving them to be stickhandled by other ministers.
  • *2008 , Diane Francis, " Obama vs McCain. Finally," National Post (Canada), 8 May (retrieved 13 May 2008):
  • *:Obama, on the other hand, stickhandled his preacher problem and retained his poise and dignity.

    • References

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