| Meaning | The act of delivering a blow with the foot. |
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| Example | "the team's kicking was excellent" |
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| Synonyms | kick, boot |
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| Narrower | dropkick | (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground |
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| goal-kick | (association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line |
| goal-kick | (rugby) an attempt to kick a goal |
| place kick, place-kicking | (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking |
| punt, punting | (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground |
| Broader | blow | A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon |
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| Spanish | patada, puntapié |
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| Catalan | puntada |
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| Verbs | kick | strike with the foot |
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| kick | drive or propel with the foot |
