free kick

noun

: 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

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Off a 40-yard free kick by Johnston, Frank Miller scored on a rebound for a 1-0 Crimson lead. Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2024 Vancouver nearly matched that in stoppage time when Ryan Gauld curled a left-footed free kick from 20 yards off the crossbar, giving the goalposts more saves than Lloris in a first half that ended with LAFC leading. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024 The attacker produced an inch-perfect pass from a quick free kick to find Julián Álvarez, who was able to bring the ball under control and bounce it over the onrushing goalkeeper. Ben Church, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 When play resumed with a free kick for the aforementioned incident, Luiz’s first contribution was to block it with his arm, leaving the referee with no choice but to award Leipzig a penalty. Adam Digby, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for free kick 

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of free kick was in 1862

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“Free kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20kick. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

free kick

noun
: a kick (as in football or soccer) with which an opponent may not interfere
also : such a kick awarded because an opponent has broken the rules

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