Meanings
nounoverhead kick (plural overhead kicks)
plural overhead kicks
- ball gamesA kick where the ball travels over the player's head.
United's initial response was bright, with Young's corner drifting untouched across the six-yard area and Van Persie just unable to keep an overhead kick down.
2013 September 1, Phil McNulty, BBC SportSynonyms: bicycle kick, scissor kick
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kick where the ball travels over the player's head.
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Translations
French retourné acrobatique, retourné
- retourné acrobatiquekick
- retournékick
German Rückzieher
- Rückzieherkick
Japanese オーバーヘッドキック
- オーバーヘッドキック (ōbāheddo kikku)kick
Korean 오버헤드 킥, 머리 넘겨차기
- 오버헤드 킥 (obeohedeu kik)kick
- 머리 넘겨차기 (meori neomgyeochagi)kick
Swedish cykelspark, bicykleta
- cykelsparkkick
- bicykletakick
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APA
overhead kick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhead%20kick
MLA
“overhead kick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhead%20kick. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overhead kick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhead%20kick.
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