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drop' kick"



Football.
a kick made by dropping a football to the ground and kicking it as it starts to bounce up. Cf. place kick, punt1 (def. 1).

drop-kick



Pronunciation: (drop'kik'), [key] Football.

—v.t.
1. to score (a field goal or point after touchdown) by a drop kick.
2. to kick (the ball as dropped for a drop kick).

—v.i.
to make a drop kick.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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