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place kick

place kick

3.8
A kick in sports like football where the ball is placed on the ground to score or restart play
  • noun
  • /pleɪs kɪk/
  • Specialized
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  • The player took a deep breath before attempting the place kick from 20 yards out.

Examples

  • After the foul, the referee awarded a place kick to the opposing team to restart play.

  • He practiced his accuracy by setting up a place kick routine during training.

  • The King of Tigora is gonna bend down and hold the football for a place kick?

    Sheena (1984)

Synonyms

place-kicking
vsplace kick
  • Specialized
4.6

Kicking a ball set on the ground to score points in football or rugby

is the single scored or restarted attempt done from that set position

Surface Forms

place kick singular
place kicks plural

Morphology

place + kick

The meaning is directly compositional: a 'place kick' is literally a kick where the ball is placed before being kicked, so a learner who knows 'place' (to put something) and 'kick' (to strike with the foot) can infer the sense. This is a transparent, literal sports term following standard noun-compound/verb+noun patterns and is cross-linguistically predictable in sports contexts.

Etymology

Place kick comes from the simple action of place (put the ball on the ground) and kick (kick it). Players set the ball carefully and then kick to 'score' or 'restart play', so the term means a kick made after the ball is put in place.