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quick kick

noun

, Football.
  1. a punt, usually on second or third down, made from an offensive formation not usually used for kicking, intended to go beyond the opposing safety men in order to prevent a possible runback.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of quick kick1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

There Jack's eye caught the gleam of the helmsman's pistol and with a quick kick he sent it hurtling overboard also.

The jar of it ran through the whole length of the Seagull, and I felt the quick kick of it even in the Bow.

One attacked him from behind, but with a quick kick Dick shook himself free.

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