flick-on

noun

A quick headed touch to pass to another player.

Meanings

nounflick-on (plural flick-ons)

plural flick-ons

  1. ball gamesA quick headed touch to pass to another player.

    Rovers forward Roque Santa Cruz headed against the post after a flick-on by towering defender Chris Samba.

    2011 February 12, Nabil Hassan, “Blackburn 0 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC
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APA

flick-on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flick-on

MLA

“flick-on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flick-on. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flick-on,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flick-on.

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