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  • 91place-kick — place kicker, placekicker, n. /plays kik /, Football. v.t. 1. to make (a field goal or point after touchdown) by a place kick. 2. to kick (the ball) as held for a place kick. v.i. 3. to make a place kick. Also, placekick. [1855 60; v. use of… …

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  • 92scissor kick — scissors kick or scissor kick noun 1. A kick used in some swimming strokes in which the legs are moved in a scissorlike action 2. (in football) a type of kick in which the player jumps in the air with one leg outstretched then brings forward the… …

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  • 93Cage ball — A cage ball is a large, inflated ball, used in many American elementary schools physical education programs. Cage balls typically have a diameter of 48 or 60 , though 72 diameter models are available, commercially.[1] The inventor of the cage… …

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  • 94drop-kick — drop kicker, n. /drop kik /, Football. v.t. 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). v.i. 3. to make a drop kick. [1870 75] * * * …

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  • 95free kick — noun In football, soccer and related ballgames, a kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark.<! a… …

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  • 96place-kick — verb 1. kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football • Derivationally related forms: ↑place kicker, ↑place kicking • Hypernyms: ↑kick • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. score (a goal) …

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  • 97drop-kick — verb Date: 1882 intransitive verb to make a dropkick transitive verb to kick by means of a dropkick < drop kick a ball > < drop kick a field goal > • dropkicker noun …

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  • 98free kick — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms free kick : singular free kick plural free kicks in football, an occasion when a player is allowed to kick the ball without any opposition, because a player from the other team has broken a rule …

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  • 99drop-kick — verb 1. make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick • Syn: ↑dropkick • Derivationally related forms: ↑dropkick (for: ↑dropkick) • Topics: ↑football, ↑ …

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  • 100free kick — n a chance for a player on one football team to kick the ball freely from a position shown by the ↑referee, given because the other team has done something wrong …

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