corner kick

noun

: a free kick from a corner of a soccer field awarded to an attacker when a defender plays the ball out-of-bounds over the end line

Examples of corner kick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Republic doubled the lead in the 38th when center back Jared Timmer headed home a corner kick, then struck again two minutes later when Wolff found space behind the defense and tucked away his second. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2026

The hosts also had twice as many corner kicks — eight — as San Diego, which got seven saves from dos Santos. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

The Royals outshot the Spirit 18-6, had more on target 4-3, and doubled the corner kicks 10-5, but could not find the back of the net. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

Breaking down the incident, Penso said two players made contact during a corner kick in the tail end of the game. — Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for corner kick

• actinic
• agnatic
• bailiwick
• bolshevik
• candlestick
• deontic
• firebrick
• herpetic
• judaic
• lunatic
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Kids Definition

corner kick

noun

: a free kick from a corner of a soccer field awarded to an offensive player when a defender plays the ball out-of-bounds over the end line