body English

/ˌbɑdi ˈɪŋ(g)lɪʃ/
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Definitions of body English
  1. noun
    a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction
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    type of:
    motility, motion, move, movement
    a change of position that does not entail a change of location
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