kick to touch

A form of kick into touch — To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby, often to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situation, to end injury time or to gain territory.

Meanings

verbkick to touch (third-person singular simple present kicks to touch, present participle kicking to touch, simple past and past participle kicked to touch)

present singular third person kicks to touch · participle present kicking to touch · participle past kicked to touch · past kicked to touch

  1. alternativeAlternative form of kick into touch.
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APA

kick to touch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick%20to%20touch

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kick to touch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick%20to%20touch.

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