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upkicks

upkicks is the plural of upkick.

Meaning of upkick

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
  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

Questions about upkicks

What is upkicks the plural of?
Upkicks is the plural of upkick.

Words near upkicks in the dictionary

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

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