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upkick

upkick noun: a kick in an upwards direction performed while on the floor.

Noun

upkick (plural upkicks)

  1. A kick in an upwards direction performed while on the floor
    • As he yanked me back by my pantleg, I flipped over and delivered an upkick to the bottom of his chin.2018, E.H. Reinhard, Variant - The Lieutenant Harrington Series, Book 4
    • I knew Silva loved an upkick, so I had to be wary of that, but I also really felt like jumping on that prick and wailing on him.2015, Mark Hunt, Ben Mckelvey, Born to Fight
  2. The upstroke of a kick.
    • The general position of the feet is that heels and rear part of the toes just break the surface of the water on the upkick and drive to the position of about 45 cms underneath.2002, Kishin R. Wadhwaney, The Story of Swimming

Antonyms of upkick

  • downkick

Forms of upkick

pluralupkicks

Origin of upkick

From up- + kick.

Questions about upkick

What does upkick mean?
Upkick means a kick in an upwards direction performed while on the floor.
What part of speech is upkick?
Upkick is a noun.
What is the plural of upkick?
The plural of upkick is upkicks.

Words near upkick in the dictionary

  1. upkeep
  2. upkeeped
  3. upkeeping
  4. upkeeps
  5. upkept
  6. upkick
  7. upkicks
  8. upkindle
  9. upkindled
  10. upkindles
  11. upkindling

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