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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His technique worked brilliantly, particularly from free kicks, with his incredible dipping effort against Portsmouth the best example.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The Concord program focused on generating offense via set pieces – corner and free kicks – and kept the Dougherty Valley defense, led by Michael Xiong and Juan Sanchez, from getting too far forward.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Yasin Ayari delivered a pinpoint free kick for Jan Paul van Hecke to head the equaliser in the 2-1 home victory over Fulham last weekend.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
That match was paused because of spectators' consistent use of the slur, particularly to try to throw off an opposing goalkeeper before a player winds up to take a free kick.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The Concord program focused on generating offense via set pieces – corner and free kicks – and kept the Dougherty Valley defense, led by Michael Xiong and Juan Sanchez, from getting too far forward.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Yasin Ayari delivered a pinpoint free kick for Jan Paul van Hecke to head the equaliser in the 2-1 home victory over Fulham last weekend.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
That match was paused because of spectators' consistent use of the slur, particularly to try to throw off an opposing goalkeeper before a player winds up to take a free kick.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for free kick
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“Free kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20kick. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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