placekicked

Sent through uprights

Placekicked is the past tense of placekick, meaning to kick a ball that has been set stationary on the ground or a tee.

In American football, field goals and extra points are placekicked: He placekicked the winning field goal from forty yards out.

In rugby and soccer, certain set pieces are also placekicked.

context

uprights

Vertical load-bearing posts

touchback · gridiron · turf · stadium · regulation · postseason · pressure · wind

technique

tee

Golf ball support

follow-through · approach · timing · accuracy · distance · trajectory · placement · stance · setup · alignment

scoring

conversion

Act of changing states

chip-shot · long-range · attempts · percentage · makes · misses

Opposites
method of ball advancement in football

placekickedthrown

Propelled by arm

passed · threw · carried · rushed · handed off

type of kick

placekickedpunted

Booted downfield

drop-kicked

Family

placekicker, placekick, placekickers, placekicking, placekicks

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
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