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Verb: place-kick  'pleys,kik
  1. Kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football
    "The kicker place-kicked the extra point"
     
  2. (football) score (a goal) by making a place kick
    "The kicker place-kicked the winning field goal"
Noun: place kick  pleys kik
  1. (sport) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking
    "The kicker attempted a place kick for the extra point";
    - place-kicking

Derived forms: place-kicked, place-kicking, place-kicks, place kicks

Type of: boot [informal], kick, kicking

Encyclopedia: Place kick