Definition of dropkick - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
sports moveTECH. kick a ball as it drops from the handsTECH.
- He will dropkick the ball after the snap..
2.
wrestlingTECH. US jump and kick an opponent while falling or descendingTECH. US
- The wrestler dropkicked his opponent off the ring.
3.
- He was dropkicked from the team after the incident.
Noun
1.
sportsTECH. wrestling move where both feet kick the opponent before landingTECH.
- The wrestler used a dropkick to knock down his opponent.
2.
- He's such a dropkick, always messing things up.
3.
soccer footballTECH. UK kick in soccer or football where ball is dropped and kickedTECH. UK
- He scored with a perfect dropkick.
Images of dropkick
kick in soccer or football where ball is dropped and kicked
Origin of dropkick
English, drop (to let fall) + kick (to strike with foot)
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sports
person who performs a dropkick in sports
Examples of dropkick in a sentence
You need good timing to dropkick successfully. He dropkicked his rival with precision. She dropkicked the bag during training. The company dropkicked the proposal after the review. She was dropkicked from the project for missing deadlines. He perfected his dropkick after months of practice.
The crowd cheered when she executed a flawless dropkick. Don't be a dropkick, think before you act. The team can't afford another dropkick like him. The goalkeeper practiced his dropkick daily. Fans cheered after the unexpected dropkick.
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- French:frapper au vol, dropkick, ...
- German:dropkicken, Dropkick, ...
- Italian:calciare al volo, dropkick, ...
- Spanish:patear de bote pronto, patada voladora, ...
- Portuguese:pontapear, dropkick, ...
- Chinese:落地踢, 双脚踢, ...
- Japanese:ドロップキックする, ドロップキック, ...
- Arabic:رَكَلَ الكُرَةَ عِندَ سُقوطِها مِنَ اليَدَيْنِ, ضَربَة إِسقَاطِيَّة, ...
- Hebrew:לִבְעוֹט בַּכַּדּוּר כְּשֶׁהוּא נוֹפֵל מִיָּדָיִם, דְּרוֹפְּקִיק, ...
- Russian:ударить по мячу с лета, дропкик, ...
- Ukrainian:вдарити по м'ячу з льоту, дропкік, ...
- Hindi:ड्रॉपकिक करना, ड्रॉपकिक, ...
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