Definition of dropkick
:a kick made by dropping a ball to the ground and kicking it at the moment it starts to rebound
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As Wyatt approached, Balor popped up, went for the Slingblade and a dropkick and then climbed the top rope for the Coup De Grace for the pin.
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First Known Use of dropkick
1857
drop-kick
play
verb
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-ˌkik
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Definition of drop-kick
intransitive verb
:to make a dropkick
transitive verb
:to kick by means of a dropkick
- drop-kick a ball
- drop-kick a field goal
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dropkicker
nounFirst Known Use of drop-kick
1882
DROPKICK Defined for English Language Learners
dropkick
play
noun
Definition of dropkick for English Language Learners
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: a kick that is made by dropping a ball to the ground and kicking it as it begins to bounce back up
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