- free kick
- noun(soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team• Topics: ↑soccer, ↑association football• Hypernyms: ↑place kick, ↑place-kicking• Hyponyms: ↑corner kick
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noun: a kick in football (as after a safety) that the opponents may not block but may run back after receiving* * *
Soccer.an unhindered kick of a stationary ball, usually awarded to a player as the result of a foul committed by a player from the opposing team. Cf. direct free kick, indirect free kick.[1870-75]* * *
free kick noun (football)A kick for which no defender may approach within ten yards of the ball, awarded eg after the opposing side has committed a foul• • •Main Entry: ↑free* * *
in football, an occasion when a player is allowed to kick the ball without any opposition, because a player from the other team has broken a ruleThesaurus: actions in playing games or sportshyponym* * *
free kick,Football. an unhampered kick, the opponents being prohibited from advancing upon the kicker.* * *
n. (in soccer and rugby) an unimpeded kick of the stationary ball awarded to one side as a penalty for a foul or infringement by the other side* * *
noun, pl ⋯ kicks [count]soccer : a kick that is made without being stopped or slowed by an opponent and that is allowed because of a foul by an opponent* * *
(in football ( ↑soccer ) and ↑rugby) an opportunity to kick the ball without any opposition, that is given to one team when the other team does sth wrong•
to take a free kick
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
