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.

---

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).

---

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

---

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

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

I'd had my features arranged by a blocked drop kick the year before the National Football League ruled the Rhine Institute out because of our use of mentals and perceptives.

From Stop Look and Dig by Smith, George Oliver