drop kick

¹

noun

, Football.

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

drop-kick

²

[ 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.

drop kick

noun

1. See place kick, punt
   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

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 Words From

• drop-kicker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of drop kick¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Origin of drop kick²

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Not only could Bunny punt far and away better than the other candidates, but he could drop-kick almost as well.

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Yet a more effortless, more perfect drop-kick than he made would have been hard to imagine!

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Then, with a sudden drop-kick, he sent the helmet flickering high into the darkness over the wall.

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Go back fifteen yards for offside play and take a drop kick at yourself!

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Benton fumbled and recovered for a two-yard loss and then sent that heroic quarter up the field to try a drop kick.

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