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1placekick
noun place·kick \ˈplās-ˌkik\
: a kick that is made in sports like American football and rugby when the ball has been put on the ground or is being held on the ground
Full Definition of PLACEKICK
: the kicking of a ball (as a football) placed or held in a stationary position on the ground
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First Known Use of PLACEKICK
1856
Rhymes with PLACEKICK
airsick, big stick, bluetick, bootlick, boychick, brainsick, broomstick, carsick, Chadwick, chick flick, chopstick, cowlick, crabstick, dabchick, deer tick, detick, dik-dik, dipstick, dog tick, drop-kick, drumstick, ear pick, firebrick, fish stick, flagstick, Fosdick, free kick, frog kick, goal kick, goldbrick, greensick, handpick, hat trick, hayrick, heartsick, homesick, ice pick, joss stick, joystick, lipstick, lovesick, matchstick, muzhik, nightstick, nitpick, nonstick, nutpick, odd trick, oil slick, Old Nick, outslick, peacenik, pigstick, pinprick, Prestwick, quick kick, redbrick, Renwick, rubric, salt lick, seasick, self-stick, shashlik, sidekick, slapstick, squib kick, Tajik, toothpick, topkick, unpick, unstick, uptick, wood tick, yardstick
2placekick
verb
Definition of PLACEKICK
transitive verb
1
: to kick (a ball) from a stationary position
2
: to score by means of a placekick
— place·kick·er noun
First Known Use of PLACEKICK
1856
PLACEKICK Defined for Kids
placekick
noun place·kick \ˈplās-ˌkik\
Definition of PLACEKICK for Kids
: a kick in football made with the ball held in place on the ground
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