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onside kick

on·side kick
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on-sahyd, awn- kik]
    • /ˈɒnˈsaɪd, ˈɔn- kɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on-sahyd, awn- kik]
    • /ˈɒnˈsaɪd, ˈɔn- kɪk/

Definitions of onside kick words

  • noun onside kick a kickoff deliberately kicked a short distance in an attempt by the kicking team to regain possession of the ball by recovering it after it has traveled forward the legally required distance of 10 yards, beyond the 50-yard line. 1
  • noun onside kick a kickoff that is deliberately kicked short in the hope that the kicking team can get possession of the ball 0

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Origin of onside kick

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Onside kick

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

onside kick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% 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.

onside kick usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for onside kick

noun onside kick

  • direct free kick — a free kick awarded to a team as the result of a foul by an opposing player and from which a goal can be scored directly, without the ball being touched by another player.
  • free kick — an unhindered kick of a stationary ball, usually awarded to a player as the result of a foul committed by a player from the opposing team.
  • indirect free kick — a free kick from which a goal cannot be scored until after the ball has been touched by at least one player other than the kicker.

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