placekick

placekick
placekick [plās′kik΄]
Football, Rugby, etc.Football Rugby
n.
a kick made while the ball is in place, often held in place, on the ground, as in kicking off or in attempting a field goal
vi.
to kick a ball in this way
placekicker
n.

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place kick n. Football
A kick, as for a kickoff or field goal, for which the ball is held or propped up in a fixed position on the ground.
  placeʹkick' (plāsʹkĭk') v. placeʹkick'er n.

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