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DROPKICK
dropkick
(noun) (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground
dropkick, drop-kick
(verb) drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal
dropkick, drop-kick
(verb) make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dropkick (plural dropkicks)
(football) kicking where the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground.
(pro wrestling) a kick made to the opponent by leaping into the air and dropping down on them.
Verb
dropkick (third-person singular simple present dropkicks, present participle dropkicking, simple past and past participle dropkicked)
to score via a dropkick
to make a dropkick
Source: Wiktionary
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