drop kick

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nounFootball.
  1. a kick made by dropping a football to the ground and kicking it as it starts to bounce up.: Compare place kick, punt1 (def. 1).

Origin of drop kick

1
First recorded in 1835–45

Other definitions for drop-kick (2 of 2)

drop-kick
[ drop-kik ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to score (a field goal or point after touchdown) by a drop kick.

  2. to kick (the ball as dropped for a drop kick).

verb (used without object)
  1. to make a drop kick.

Origin of drop-kick

2
First recorded in 1870–75

Other words from drop-kick

  • drop-kicker, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for drop kick

drop kick

noun
  1. a kick in certain sports such as rugby, in which the ball is dropped and kicked as it bounces from the ground: Compare punt 2, place kick

  2. a wrestling attack, illegal in amateur wrestling, in which a wrestler leaps in the air and kicks his opponent in the face or body with both feet

  1. Australian slang a stupid or worthless person

verbdrop-kick
  1. to kick (a ball, etc) using a drop kick

  2. to kick (an opponent in wrestling) by the use of a drop kick

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