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Free kick
(other ballgames) a kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark.
📖 Definitions of "Free kick"
noun
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(other ballgames) a kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark.
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The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Free kick"
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| Word | Definition |
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| kicking in dangernoun | (Australian rules football) Kicking at the ball when there is a risk of kicking an opposition player who is trying to pick it up or otherwise close to it. Such a kick is against the rules and results in a free kick to the opponent. |
| placekicknoun | (in several forms of football) A kick of the ball from a stationary position. |
| dropkicknoun | Alternative form of drop kick. [(rugby, Australian rules football, American football, Canadian football) A kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up.] |
| corner kicknoun | (soccer) A kick awarded to the attacking team when the ball leaves the field of play by wholly crossing the goal line without a goal having been scored, having last touched a player from the defending team. For the kick, the ball is placed within the corner arc closest to where it went out of play. |
| spot kicknoun | (soccer) A penalty kick. |
| illegal forward kicknoun | (American football) Any kick made from in front of the line of scrimmage. This results in a loss of down and a ten yard penalty. |
| drop kicknoun | (rugby, Australian rules football, American football, Canadian football) A kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up. |
| kick-to-kicknoun | (Australian rules football) An activity in which two or more people kick a football between each other. |
| marknoun | (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary. |
| place kicknoun | (soccer, rugby) A kick in which the ball is placed, at rest, on the ground or on a small tee |
| penalty kicknoun | (soccer) A form of direct free kick, taken from the penalty spot after a defensive foul in the penalty box, with only the goalkeeper defending the goal. |
| crosskicknoun | (rugby) A kicked pass from one side of the pitch to the other. |
| kick to kicknoun | Alternative form of kick-to-kick. [(Australian rules football) An activity in which two or more people kick a football between each other.] |
| indirect free kicknoun | (soccer) a free kick from which a goal may be scored only after the ball has been played by at least one other player |
| box kicknoun | (rugby) A type of kick performed by the scrum-half. From the base of a ruck, maul or scrum, the scrum-half will stand sideways onto the opposition with his kicking foot further from them, and kick the ball high into the air so as to hopefully prevent the opposition charging down the kick. |
| restart kicknoun | (rugby) A drop kick of the ball by the non-scoring team toward the opposition, used to recommence play after a point has been scored. |
| kickoutnoun | (soccer) A kick made by the goalkeeper from the goal area. |
| direct free kicknoun | (soccer) a free kick from which a goal may be scored directly |
| puntnoun | (rugby, American football, soccer) A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground. |
| footynoun | (uncountable, UK, Ireland) Football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand). |
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