Definition of a gravity check

gravity check

noun

• when an individual or object falls due to gravity. Usually implies injury (or at least that it hurt,) or damage. Origin: snowboarding, surfing, mountain biking, and skating.

  She just had one hell of a gravity check!

  • See more words with the same meaning: an injury.

  Last edited on Sep 01 1998. Submitted by Chris Sallaz from MI, USA on Sep 01 1998.

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Other terms relating to 'an injury':
gimp	Definitions include: a stupid person; "moron"; "idiot".
tune up	Definitions include: a beating.
nurple	Definitions include: a "titty-twister".
*ss whooping	Definitions include: a sound beating.
road rash	Definitions include: superficial injuries (i.e. scrapes and scratches) caused by sliding along a road.
booboo	Definitions include: an injury.
boo boo	Definitions include: a mistake.

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Other terms relating to 'check':
check	Definitions include: ok, or yes.
check at the door	Definitions include: to get rid of before entering a venue.
check her flow	Definitions include: what is she doing
checkin'	Definitions include: something worthy of "checking out"; "awesome"; "cool"; "wicked".
check it	Definitions include: to look at; examine; "check it out".
check it out	Definitions include: "pay attention."
check me	Definitions include: telling someone to check you out.
check (one's) ratios	Definitions include: used during some kind of competition in which one party reminds the other of the score or the results of their competition.
check out	Definitions include: to listen to.
check, please.	Definitions include: used to indicate one wants to leave the current situation.
check the mail	Definitions include: "Check out that hot guy."
check the pipes	Definitions include: to defecate.
curb check	Definitions include: to accidentally hit or run over a curb while driving a motor vehicle.
fact check	Definitions include: a declaration, often made in an argument among friends to end the argument, that a person's opinion or statement of facts are not credible.
factchecker	Definitions include: a pedant.
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Other terms relating to 'gravity':
HG	Definitions include: acronym for "high gravity".
high gravity	Definitions include: with high alcohol content.
OGF	Definitions include: acronym for "ocular gravity force".

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