drop-kick

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [drop kik]
- /drɒp kɪk/
- /drɒp kɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drop kik]
- /drɒp kɪk/

Definitions of drop-kick word

verb with object drop-kick to score (a field goal or point after touchdown) by a drop kick. 1
verb with object drop-kick to kick (the ball as dropped for a drop kick). 1
verb without object drop-kick to make a drop kick. 1
noun drop-kick a kick made by dropping a football to the ground and kicking it as it starts to bounce up. Compare place kick, punt1 (def 1). 1
noun drop-kick Alternative spelling of drop kick. 0
verb drop-kick (Transitive Verb) To drop (a ball) and kick it after it hits the ground. 0

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Origin of drop-kick

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Drop-kick

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drop-kick

drop-kick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for drop-kick

noun drop-kick

punt — an ancient Egyptian name of an area not absolutely identified but believed to be Somaliland.

Just one Synonym for drop-kick