Definitions for place-kick

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Spelling: [pleys-kik]

IPA: /ˈpleɪsˌkɪk/

Place-Kick is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 215 anagrams from letters in place-kick (-acceikklp).

Definitions for place-kick

noun

1. a kick in which the ball is held nearly upright on the ground either by means of a tee or by a teammate, as in a kickoff, an attempt at a field goal, etc. Compare drop kick, punt1 (def 1).

verb (used with object)

1. to make (a field goal or point after touchdown) by a place kick.
2. to kick (the ball) as held for a place kick.

verb (used without object)

1. to make a place kick.

Origin of place-kick

First recorded in 1855-60; v. use of place kick

Examples for place-kick

Later in the game, Pope had added 104 three more points by a place-kick from the forty-two yards.

What was the good of getting up the football fifteen when our only “place-kick” was gone?

A place-kick is made by kicking the ball after it has been placed on the ground.

It was third down, and over on the side-line Roy measured the distance from cross-bar to back-field and watched for a place-kick.

Kick-off is a place-kick from the centre of the field of play.

A place-kick was attempted, but was blocked, and time was soon called.

Faking a place-kick, her right half took the ball through Wendell for six and it was second down on Parkinsons thirty.