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| beat up |
to hit or kick (someone) until seriously injured. [1/2 definitions] |
| boot |
a blow with the foot; kick. [2/10 definitions] |
| breaststroke |
a swimming stroke in which the body is prone with the face down, the arms simultaneously pull down and back, and the legs do a frog kick in alternation with the arm movement. |
| conversion |
in football, a one-point kick or a two-point play scored following a touchdown; extra point; point after touchdown. [1/6 definitions] |
| crawl |
a swimming stroke in which the body is prone with the face down, the feet do a flutter kick, and the arms alternate in overhead strokes. [1/7 definitions] |
| drop kick |
a kick, formerly used in football, in which the kicker drops the ball and kicks it as it begins to rebound. (Cf. place kick, punt1.) |
| drop-kick |
to kick with or make a drop kick. |
| flutter kick |
a swimming kick in which the legs are extended horizontally and moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees. |
| follow-through |
the final part of a stroke, kick, throw, or swing, as of a golf club after the ball has been hit. [1/2 definitions] |
| frog kick |
in swimming, a kick in which the legs are drawn up, forcefully extended back and to the sides, then brought together. |
| goal |
in various sports such as hockey, football, and basketball, a structure through which one must hit, throw, or kick a ball or puck in order to score. [1/3 definitions] |
| kickable |
combined form of kick. |
| kickoff |
in football, a place kick that puts the ball into motion and signals the beginning or resumption of the game. [1/2 definitions] |
| outkick |
combined form of kick. |
| penalty kick |
in soccer, a free kick from a point 12 feet in front of the goal and with only the goalie defending, awarded to one team to penalize a violation by the other team. [2 definitions] |
| place kick |
in football, a kick made while the ball is held upright on the ground, as in a field-goal attempt or kickoff. (Cf. drop kick, punt1.) |
| punt1 |
in football, a kick made by dropping the ball and then kicking it before it hits the ground. (Cf. drop kick, place kick.) [2/3 definitions] |
| recoil |
the movement that is an object's reaction to its own action, such as the kick of a firearm. [1/5 definitions] |
| scissors kick |
a swimming kick, as in the sidestroke, in which the legs are parted, one forward and one back, and then brought together forcefully. |
| scrum |
a rugby play in which the forward players of each team mass together around the ball and try to kick it to teammates in the rear. [1/2 definitions] |
| spin kick |
a martial arts move in which a person jumps spinning into the air to deliver a kick. |
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