drop-kick

Definition of Drop-kick in English :

1. drop-kick, dropkick

make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick

2. drop-kick, dropkick

drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Drop-kick

noun

1.

a kick in certain sports such as rugby, in which the ball is dropped and kicked as it bounces from the ground

Compare punt2, place kick

2. wrestling

an attacking manoeuvre, illegal in amateur wrestling, in which a wrestler leaps in the air and kicks an opponent in the face or body with both feet

3. Australian slang

a stupid or worthless person

verb drop-kick

4.

to kick (a ball, etc) using a drop kick

5.

to kick (an opponent in wrestling) by the use of a drop kick

verb (transitive)

1. rugby

to kick (a ball, etc) using a drop kick

2. wrestling

to kick (an opponent) by the use of a drop kick

Rugby and American Football

a kick in which the ball is dropped and kicked just as it hits the ground

n.
Sports

A kick made by dropping a ball to the ground and kicking it just as it starts to rebound.