hip pointer
nounDefinition of hip pointer
: a deep bruise to the iliac crest or to the attachments of the muscles attached to it that occurs especially in contact sports (such as football)
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Bucks: Wilson didn’t play due to a left hip pointer. — Rich Rovito, The Seattle Times, "Antetokounmpo scores 30 points as Bucks down Jazz 114-102," 7 Jan. 2019 Phoenix was without leading scorer Devin Booker for the second game in a row due to a hip pointer. — USA TODAY, "Aldridge, Spurs hand Suns their most one-sided loss ever," 8 Feb. 2018 Safety Mike Edwards was slow to move, having suffered a hip pointer during the game. — Joe Mussatto, ajc, "Kentucky football: Attention turns to Louisville after expected loss at Georgia," 18 Nov. 2017 Bachie bothered: Sophomore linebacker Joe Bachie, who has battled a hip pointer since the spring, was in and out of Saturday night’s game. — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan State football: What we learned vs. Notre Dame, what to watch against Iowa," 24 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hip pointer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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