KICKING
Dictionary entry overview: What does kicking mean?
• KICKING (noun)
The noun KICKING has 2 senses:
1. a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
2. the act of delivering a blow with the foot
Familiarity information: KICKING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• KICKING (noun)
Meaning:
A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
kicking; kick
Context examples:
the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements / the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him
Hypernyms ("kicking" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kicking"):
swimming kick (a movement of the legs in swimming)
Meaning:
The act of delivering a blow with the foot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
kick; kicking; boot
Context examples:
he gave the ball a powerful kick / the team's kicking was excellent
Hypernyms ("kicking" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kicking"):
goal-kick ((association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line)
goal-kick ((rugby) an attempt to kick a goal)
punt; punting ((football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground)
place kick; place-kicking ((sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking)
dropkick ((football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground)
