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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).

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Origin of drop kick

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby drop kick

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Other definitions for drop kick (2 of 2)

drop-kick

[ drop-kik ]

/ ˈdrɒpˈkɪk /

Football.

verb (used with object)

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

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

verb (used without object)

to make a drop kick.

Origin of drop-kick

First recorded in 1870–75

OTHER WORDS FROM drop-kick

drop-kicker, noun

How to use drop kick in a sentence

Not only could Bunny punt far and away better than the other candidates, but he could drop-kick almost as well.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High|Leslie W. Quirk
Yet a more effortless, more perfect drop-kick than he made would have been hard to imagine!
Left Half Harmon|Ralph Henry Barbour
Then, with a sudden drop-kick, he sent the helmet flickering high into the darkness over the wall.
Dragon's blood|Henry Milner Rideout
Go back fifteen yards for offside play and take a drop kick at yourself!
Bransford of Rainbow Range|Eugene Manlove Rhodes

Benton fumbled and recovered for a two-yard loss and then sent that heroic quarter up the field to try a drop kick.
Left Guard Gilbert|Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for drop kick

drop kick

noun

a kick in certain sports such as rugby, in which the ball is dropped and kicked as it bounces from the groundCompare punt 2, place kick

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

Australian slang a stupid or worthless person

verb drop-kick

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

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

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drop kick

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