upkick

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noun

A kick in an upwards direction performed while on the floor

Opposite
downkick
Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounupkick (plural upkicks)

plural upkicks

  1. A kick in an upwards direction performed while on the floor

    As he yanked me back by my pantleg, I flipped over and delivered an upkick to the bottom of his chin.

    2018, E.H. Reinhard, Variant - The Lieutenant Harrington Series, Book 4
    1 more example

    I knew Silva loved an upkick, so I had to be wary of that, but I also really felt like jumping on that prick and wailing on him.

    2015, Mark Hunt, Ben Mckelvey, Born to Fight
  2. hobbiesThe upstroke of a kick.

    The general position of the feet is that heels and rear part of the toes just break the surface of the water on the upkick and drive to the position of about 45 cms underneath.

    2002, Kishin R. Wadhwaney, The Story of Swimming

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “swimming”

Opposite
downkick

Origin

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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