place-kick

or place·kick

[ pleys-kik ]

/ ˈpleɪsˌkɪk /

Football.

verb (used with object)

to make (a field goal or point after touchdown) by a place kick.

to kick (the ball) as held for a place kick.

verb (used without object)

to make a place kick.

Words nearby place-kick

place of articulation, place of safety order, place pigalle, place setting, place value, place-kick, place-value, placebo, placebo effect, placeholder, placeless

Origin of place-kick

First recorded in 1855–60; v. use of place kick

OTHER WORDS FROM place-kick

place-kick·er, place·kick·er, noun

Definition for place-kick (2 of 2)

place kick

noun Football.

a kick in which the ball is held nearly upright on the ground either by means of a tee or by a teammate, as in a kickoff, an attempt at a field goal, etc.Compare drop kick, punt¹(def 1).

Origin of place kick

First recorded in 1855–60

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Examples from the Web for place-kick

It was third down, and over on the side-line Roy measured the distance from cross-bar to back-field and watched for a place-kick.
The Crimson Sweater|Ralph Henry Barbour
What was the good of getting up the football fifteen when our only “place-kick” was gone?
Boycotted|Talbot Baines Reed
Faking a place-kick, her right half took the ball through Wendell for six and it was second down on Parkinsons thirty.
Quarter-Back Bates|Ralph Henry Barbour
Later in the game, Pope had added 104 three more points by a place-kick from the forty-two yards.
The Turner Twins|Ralph Henry Barbour

A place-kick is made by kicking the ball after it has been placed on the ground.
American Football|Walter Camp

British Dictionary definitions for place-kick

place kick

/ football /

noun

a kick in which the ball is placed in position before it is kicked

verb place-kick

to kick (a ball) using a place kick

Compare drop kick, punt 2

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