goal kick

noun

: a kick-in awarded a defending soccer player when the ball is driven by a member of the opposing team over the end line but not between the goalposts

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Soccer.

a free kick taken by a defensive player after the ball, having last been touched by an offensive player, has gone out of bounds over the goal line.

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goal kick noun

1. A free kick awarded to a defending player when an opponent has sent the ball over the goal line but not between the posts (football)

2. An attempt to kick a goal (rugby)

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Main Entry: ↑goal

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goal kick UK US noun [countable] [singular goal kick plural goal kicks]

an occasion when a goalkeeper kicks the ball forward during a game of football in order to start the game again

Thesaurus: actions in playing games or sports_hyponym

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goal kick,

Soccer. a penalty kick given to the defending team when a member of the offensive team kicks the ball over the end line but not into the goal.

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n. Soccer a free kick taken by the defending side from within their goal area after attackers send the ball over the end line outside the goal

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ˈgoal kick f14 [goal kick] noun

(in football ( ↑soccer )) a kick taken by one team after the ball has been kicked over their ↑goal line by the other team without a goal being scored