top kick
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of top kick
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A year ago, he was the Big Ten’s top kick returner.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022
Hill and Nasir Adderley are the team’s top kick returners at the moment, though the Chargers figure to add more options in the draft or through subsequent signing of undrafted free agents.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2021
Central Florida cornerback Mike Hughes and San Diego State running back Rashaad Penny are two of the top kick returners in the draft.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2018
Haley was able to land a role as the team’s top kick returner and eventually earned time on defense last season.
From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2015
"You're the youngest top kick I've ever seen."
From Treachery in Outer Space by Glanzman, Louis
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
