kicking
English Thesaurus
1. the act of delivering a blow with the foot (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | blow, |
| definition | : | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | goal-kick, |
| definition | : | (association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | goal-kick, |
| definition | : | (rugby) an attempt to kick a goal (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | punt, punting, |
| definition | : | (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | place kick, place-kicking, |
| definition | : | (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | dropkick, |
| definition | : | (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground (noun.act) |
2. a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | swimming kick, |
| definition | : | a movement of the legs in swimming (noun.act) |
3. the act of delivering a blow with the foot (noun.act)
| derivation | : | kick, |
| definition | : | strike with the foot (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | kick, |
| definition | : | drive or propel with the foot (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | boot, |
| definition | : | kick; give a boot to (verb.contact) |
4. a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics (noun.act)
| derivation | : | kick, |
| definition | : | thrash about or strike out with the feet (verb.motion) |
5. the act of delivering a blow with the foot (noun.act)
| derivation | : | kick, |
| definition | : | strike with the foot (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | kick, |
| definition | : | drive or propel with the foot (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | boot, |
| definition | : | kick; give a boot to (verb.contact) |
6. a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics (noun.act)
| derivation | : | kick, |
| definition | : | thrash about or strike out with the feet (verb.motion) |
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