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Free-kick definition

(sports) An unobstructed kick of a stationary ball, as in soccer or Rugby, especially one that is awarded when the opposition commits a foul.
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(football) A kick, usually a kickoff, after which the ball may be recovered by either team.
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(soccer) Any kick awarded to a team due to a penalty by an opponent.
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(American football, soccer, Australian rules football, rugby, other ballgames) A kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark.
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(Gaelic football) The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
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Noun

Singular:
free-kick
Plural:
free-kicks

Free-kick Sentence Examples

  • Windsor had been awarded a free kick on the half way line.

  • A neat sequence of link up play on the left midfield resulted in the Dutch having to concede a free kick 30 yards out.

  • For our part, Steve Gunby clipped the bar with a first half free-kick and Paddi Wilson glanced in a last minute consolation.

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