| NOUN | act | kicking, kick | a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics |
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| act | kicking, kick, boot | the act of delivering a blow with the foot |
| Sounds | kih'kihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics. | |
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| Example | "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him" | |
| Synonym | kick | |
| Narrower | swimming kick | A movement of the legs in swimming |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Meaning | The act of delivering a blow with the foot. | |
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| Example | "the team's kicking was excellent" | |
| Synonyms | kick, boot | |
| Narrower | dropkick | (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground |
| 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 |
| Spanish | patada, puntapié | |
| Catalan | puntada | |
| Verbs | kick | strike with the foot |
| kick | drive or propel with the foot | |
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