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View synonyms for drop kick

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. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • drop-kicker noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drop kick1

First recorded in 1835–45

Origin of drop kick2

First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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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