- free kick
- noun Date: 1882 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
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
free kick
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free kick — free kicks N COUNT In a game of soccer, when there is a free kick, the ball is given to a member of one side to kick because a member of the other side has broken a rule … English dictionary
free kick — n. 1. Football a kick, usually a kickoff, after which the ball may be recovered by either team 2. Soccer any kick awarded to a team due to a penalty by an opponent … English World dictionary
free kick — n a chance for a player on one football team to kick the ball freely from a position shown by the ↑referee, given because the other team has done something wrong … Dictionary of contemporary English
free kick — noun count in soccer, an occasion when a player is allowed to kick the ball without any opposition, because a player from the other team has broken a rule … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
free kick — free′ kick′ n. spog an unhindered kick of a stationary soccer ball, usu. awarded to a player as the result of a foul committed by an opponent … From formal English to slang
free kick — ► NOUN ▪ (in soccer and rugby) an unimpeded kick of the stationary ball awarded for a foul or infringement by the opposing team … English terms dictionary
free kick — noun (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team • Topics: ↑soccer, ↑association football • Hypernyms: ↑place kick, ↑place kicking • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Free kick — A free kick is a method of resuming play in various forms of football, including: * Association football (soccer) ** Indirect free kick ** Direct free kick ** Penalty kick * American football ** Kickoff; used to put the ball in play at the start… … Wikipedia
free kick — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms free kick : singular free kick plural free kicks in football, an occasion when a player is allowed to kick the ball without any opposition, because a player from the other team has broken a rule … English dictionary
free kick — Soccer. an unhindered kick of a stationary ball, usually awarded to a player as the result of a foul committed by a player from the opposing team. Cf. direct free kick, indirect free kick. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
free kick — noun In football, soccer and related ballgames, a kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark.<! a… … Wiktionary
