free kick

noun

: a kick (as in football, soccer, or rugby) with which an opponent may not interfere

especially : such a kick in any direction awarded because of an infraction of the rules by an opponent

Examples of free kick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adidas and David Beckham on Tuesday unveiled a special edition Predator boot to mark the 25th anniversary of the soccer icon’s free kick against Greece that secured England’s place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

In the seventy-second minute, West went 1–0 up, with a free kick. — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

Kristoffer Ajer opened the scoring Sunday with a brilliant half volley inside the far corner from the edge of the penalty area after taking down Martin Ødegaard’s free kick to set up the shot in the 36th minute. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Both games were illuminated by spectacular goals from Michael Olise — a solo run in Brussels on Monday, a wonderful free kick in Saint-Denis — but Jacquet has arguably been the biggest positive across Zidane’s first three games in charge. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for free kick

• broomstick
• dipstick
• homesick
• joystick
• lipstick
• nonstick
• pickwick
• picnic
• redbrick
• seasick
• sidekick
• slapstick

Kids Definition

free kick

noun

: a kick (as in football or soccer) with which an opponent may not interfere

also : such a kick awarded because an opponent has broken the rules