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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