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drop kick
noun Football.
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:
1835–45
1835–45
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Dictionary.com Unabridged
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)
3.
to make a drop kick.
Origin:
1870–75
1870–75
Related forms
drop-kick·er, noun
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| drop kick | |
| —n | |
| 1. | punt Compare place kick a kick in certain sports such as rugby, in which the ball is dropped and kicked as it bounces from the ground |
| 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 |
| 3. | slang (Austral) a stupid or worthless person |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to kick (a ball, etc) using a drop kick |
| 5. | to kick (an opponent in wrestling) by the use of a drop kick |
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