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superkick

Syllables: su·per·kick/ˈsuːpɚkɪk/

superkick noun: an ultrarelativistic interaction between two spinning black holes.

Noun

superkick (plural superkicks)

  1. An ultrarelativistic interaction between two spinning black holes.
  2. A high side thrust kick attack, which sees the wrestler use the sole of the foot to strike an opponent's head or chin.
  3. (rare) An extremely strong kick, performed with proficiency, which differs from the common wrestling variation.
    • Thirty minutes later this superkick landed me, when I came crashing back to earth, at the door of the Egyptian tomb.1920, The Saturday Evening Post, Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, page 129
    • "Mere you-tickle-me-I-tickle you stuff. No Urge^([sic]) about that sort of thing; no Superkick;—well Starfire, if you know what I mean!"— she said it shyly, being young enough and Anglo-Saxon enough, to dread the language.1933, Eleanor Mercein Kelly, Arabesque, Harper & Brothers, page 231

Verb

superkick (third-person singular simple present superkicks, present participle superkicking, simple past and past participle superkicked)

  1. to perform a superkick

Forms of superkick

Noun
pluralsuperkicks
Verb
third-person singular presentsuperkicks
present participlesuperkicking
past participlesuperkicked
pastsuperkicked

Origin of superkick

From super- + kick.

Questions about superkick

What does superkick mean?
Superkick means an ultrarelativistic interaction between two spinning black holes.
What part of speech is superkick?
Superkick can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce superkick?
Superkick is pronounced /ˈsuːpɚkɪk/.
What is the plural of superkick?
The plural of superkick is superkicks.

Words near superkick in the dictionary

  1. superjumps
  2. superkart
  3. superkarts
  4. superkey
  5. superkeys
  6. superkick
  7. superkicked
  8. superkicking
  9. superkicks
  10. superkid
  11. superkids

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