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• drop kick
  drop kick

  noun

  a kick made by dropping a football to the ground and kicking it as it starts to bounce up.
• drop-kick
  drop-kick

  verb (used with object)

  to score (a field goal or point after touchdown) by a drop kick.

drop kick

¹ American  

noun

Football.

1. a kick made by dropping a football to the ground and kicking it as it starts to bounce up.

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drop-kick ² American  

[drop-kik] / ˈdrɒpˈkɪk /

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).

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verb (used without object)

1. to make a drop kick.

drop kick British  

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

3. slang a stupid or worthless person

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verb

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

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

Other Word Forms

• drop-kicker
  noun

Etymology

Origin of drop kick¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Origin of drop-kick²

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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drop kick drop-kick

After that early adversity of going down to 14 men, he was thrown the ball in a way that was slightly disjointed and he turned it into a drop kick.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2023

“You basically have to imagine that at any point, someone is going to drop kick the box over a fence,” Horst said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2022

Actor Mario Lopez tweeted a snippet of the incident, writing, "Some idiot tried to drop kick 71yr old @Schwarzenegger. Like a mosquito kickin a rhino it didn’t even bother my guy... #Legend."

From Fox News ● May 19, 2019

The Seahawks tried it with a drop kick and it wasn’t even close, as punter Michael Dickson looked like he hit a 6-iron when he needed a 9-iron.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2019

"Parfitt's better at a drop kick than any fellow I know."

From The Hero of Garside School by James Harwood Panting

Born in Gloucester within a drop-kick of Kingsholm, Sherratt grew up in a household that was fiercely divided on rugby days between an English father and his Tredegar-born mother.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025

And then he comes down the track again and hits a drop-kick for four.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2019

Michael Dickson’s drop-kick went too far and was an easy game-sealing catch for Dallas receiver Cole Beasley.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 6, 2019

These moves are not reliable and often lead to topped drives or hitting the ground behind the ball—the dreaded drop-kick.

From Golf Digest ● Oct. 30, 2017

The referee blew the whistle and called for a drop-kick, but Victor still had one more thing to say.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor