dropkick
IPA: drˈɑpkɪk
noun
- (Australia, derogatory, informal) An unintelligent or useless person.
- (soccer) kicking where the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground.
- (professional wrestling) a kick made to the opponent by leaping into the air and kicking with both feet before dropping to the ground.
verb
- to score via a dropkick
- to make a dropkick
drop-kick
IPA: drˈɑpkˈɪk
noun
- Alternative spelling 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.]
verb
- (transitive) To drop (a ball) and kick it after it hits the ground.
- (transitive, informal) To charge towards (an object or person) and jump to attack the target with both legs extended.
drop kick
IPA: drˈɑpkɪk
noun
- (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.
- (Australia, slang, derogatory) An insignificant, contemptible or unfashionable person; a loser; used as a general insult.
verb
- Alternative spelling of drop-kick [(transitive) To drop (a ball) and kick it after it hits the ground.]
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Examples of "dropkick" in Sentences
Examples of "drop-kick" in Sentences
- I staggered into the cabin and set the alarm for four a.m. before I let drunken sorrow drop-kick me to la-la land.
- When the stereo began to play “Kung Fu Fighting,” Madda stopped body-slamming the women and began to drop-kick them instead.
- “Get off me afore I drop-kick your tiny asses into the next star system,” Tychus growled, much less restrained with the little gaggle of pests.
- This feeling of sudden freedom and joy is accompanied by a dizzying drop-kick to the stomach, which can take away the very breath that could re-center me.
- The score remained 22-22 until the game went into extra time, when Andrew launched a drop-kick from 45 metres and England went through to the semi-final with their first victory against Australia in the southern hemisphere.
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