drop-kicked
Kicked after releasing
Drop-kicked is the past tense of drop-kick, meaning to kick something by dropping it and striking it just as it bounces off the ground.
The technique appears in football and rugby.
Informally, to drop-kick someone or something is to reject or dismiss them forcefully: She drop-kicked him out of her life after the scandal.
Kick before landing
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
- footballField sport with goals
- field goalPoints from a kick
- conversionAct of changing states
kickoff · placekick · goal · tackle · scrum · fullback · fly-half · special teams
Violent offensive act
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- violentInvolving physical force
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
intimidating · fierce · combative · pugnacious · attack · rough · brutal · vicious
Acting without deliberation
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
- reactiveTending to respond
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
snap · reflex · hasty · split-second · instinctive · unplanned · rash · precipitate
punt
Kick before landing
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
- footballField sport with goals
- field goalPoints from a kick
conversion · kickoff · placekick · goal · tackle · scrum · fullback · fly-half · special teams · lineout
boot
High shoe or startup
propel · blast · smash · wallop · slam · thump · belt · whack · hammer · strike
assault
Violent offensive act
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- violentInvolving physical force
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
confrontational · intimidating · fierce · combative · pugnacious · attack · rough · brutal · vicious · forcible
impulsive
Acting without deliberation
unexpected · snap · reflex · hasty · split-second · instinctive · unplanned · rash · precipitate · spur-of-the-moment