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placekicking

placekicking is the present participle and gerund of placekick.

Meaning of placekick

Verb

placekick (third-person singular simple present placekicks, present participle placekicking, simple past and past participle placekicked)

  1. To kick the ball from a stationary position, especially as a means of scoring extra points.

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Noun

placekicking (uncountable)

  1. The act or skill of taking placekicks.
    • Did !? No, I went into the garden and practised my place-kicking.2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 119

Questions about placekicking

What does placekicking mean?
Placekicking means the act or skill of taking placekicks.
What is placekicking the present participle and gerund of?
Placekicking is the present participle and gerund of placekick.
What part of speech is placekicking?
Placekicking is a noun.

Words near placekicking in the dictionary

  1. Placek
  2. placekick
  3. placekicked
  4. placekicker
  5. placekickers
  6. placekicking
  7. placekicks
  8. Placeks
  9. placeless
  10. placelessly
  11. placelessness

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