drop-kick

A form of drop kick — A kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up.

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Meanings

noundrop-kick (plural drop-kicks)

plural drop-kicks

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of drop kick.
verbdrop-kick (third-person singular simple present drop-kicks, present participle drop-kicking, simple past and past participle drop-kicked)

present singular third person drop-kicks · participle present drop-kicking · participle past drop-kicked · past drop-kicked

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of drop kick.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake the point after a touchdown with a dropkick

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verbdrop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

drop-kick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop-kick

MLA

“drop-kick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop-kick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drop-kick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop-kick.

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