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scorpion kicks

scorpion kicks is the plural of scorpion kick.

Meaning of scorpion kick

Noun

scorpion kick (plural scorpion kicks)

  1. A rare type of kick in association football where the player dives headlong so their body flies parallel to the ground in a prone position and quickly extends their hips and flexes their knees backwards, so they resemble a scorpion's upright tail, to kick a football passing towards his heels, returning it in the direction it came.
    Synonyms:
    scorpion volley

Questions about scorpion kicks

What is scorpion kicks the plural of?
Scorpion kicks is the plural of scorpion kick.

Words near scorpion kicks in the dictionary

  1. scorpion flies
  2. scorpion fly
  3. scorpion grass
  4. scorpion grasses
  5. scorpion kick
  6. scorpion kicks
  7. scorpion lobster
  8. scorpion lobsters
  9. scorpion mice
  10. scorpion mouse
  11. scorpion plant

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