squib kick

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noun Football.

a kickoff that is purposely low so it will wobble and bounce along the ground, making it hard to field and return.

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Her squib kick went 30 yards and was covered up by Missouri without a return.
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When fathers hold and play with their children, oxytocin and prolactin kick in, priming them for bonding.
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Eventually, Weirich had to kick out her jacuzzi and plants from her sunroom, where she now holds court.
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Ramone, who turned to religion while trying to kick drugs, would probably approve (and laugh a little, too).
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Keith Green finds Ramone at the Chelsea, trying to kick heroin for good.
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It not only had a kick-ass part, it was the first Israeli movie featuring a transgender character in a leading role.
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The latter trod on the toes of the former, whereupon the former threatened to "kick out of the cabin" the latter.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
And with that the host gave him such a kick as sent him howling into the street, amidst the roars of the company.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
I knowed, a-course, that I could go kick up a fuss when Simpson stopped by his office on his trip back from Goldstone.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher|Eleanor Gates
Next morning the hero of Wagram, lame from the effect of a kick from his horse, was summoned before the Emperor.
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And I should kick the bottom out of dis crate just because you don't like the looks of somebody behind us!
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various