on-side kick

noun

A play in American football whereby the team performing the kick-off kicks the ball the minimum distance (ten yards in most levels of play) in an attempt to immediately regain possession of the ball.

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Meanings

nounon-side kick (plural on-side kicks)

plural on-side kicks · alternative onside kick

  1. hobbiesA play in American football whereby the team performing the kick-off kicks the ball the minimum distance (ten yards in most levels of play) in an attempt to immediately regain possession of the ball.
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APA

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

MLA

“on-side kick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on-side%20kick. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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