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drop kick

drop kick noun: a kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up.

Noun

drop kick (plural drop kicks)

  1. (Canadian, Australian rules football) A kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up.
    • Yes, we lifted the World Cup in 2003 (I can still effortlessly visualise Jonny's drop kick), but the Boks have won four, the Kiwis three and the Aussies two. Our women, thank God, are so much better.2026 March 14, Robert Taylor, “It's Finally Time to Admit that the English Are Rubbish at Sport”, in The Telegraph
  2. (Australia, derogatory, slang) An insignificant, contemptible or unfashionable person; a loser; used as a general insult.
    • ‘I asked you to look after her for me, you drop-kick, not poison her.’1989, Morris Gleitzman, Two Weeks with the Queen, published 2010, page 28
    • ‘Of course not, you drop kick,’ says Jen. “Ectoplasmic” means “like a ghost”. An ectoplasmic elephant would be invisible. So how could you see one anyway?’2002, Andy Griffiths, Just Disgusting!, page 102
  3. A kick to the opponent made by leaping into the air and kicking with both feet before dropping to the ground.
    • AND ON JOE'S DROP KICK THEY DROP - !1933 April 22 Jumping Joe Savoldi publicity article
    • Joe was unable to return to the ring after missing a flying dropkick1933 May 16, 10,000 FANS SEE LEWIS WIN FIFTH WRESTLING TITLE

Verb

drop kick (third-person singular simple present drop kicks, present participle drop kicking, simple past and past participle drop kicked)

  1. (transitive) To drop (a ball) and kick it after it hits the ground.
  2. (informal, transitive) To charge towards (an object or person) and jump to attack the target with both legs extended.
  3. (intransitive) To perform such a charge and jump.
    • I thought, I'll dropkick... onto these guys, did I ever tell you that?2008 William Shatner Shatner On His Star Trek Signature Drop Kick 2 minutes 19 seconds Official William Shatner Page

Forms of drop kick

Noun
pluraldrop kicks
alternative formdrop-kick
Verb
third-person singular presentdrop kicks
present participledrop kicking
past participledrop kicked
pastdrop kicked

Questions about drop kick

What does drop kick mean?
Drop kick means a kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up.
What part of speech is drop kick?
Drop kick can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of drop kick?
The plural of drop kick is drop kicks.

Words near drop kick in the dictionary

  1. drop ins
  2. drop into
  3. drop into someone's lap
  4. drop kerb
  5. drop kerbs
  6. drop kick
  7. drop kicked
  8. drop kicking
  9. drop kicks
  10. drop letter
  11. drop letters

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