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

punting, punt - (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game"

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

blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"

excitement, exhilaration - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"

motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

objection - the speech act of objecting

stimulant, stimulus, input, stimulation - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"

swimming kick - a movement of the legs in swimming

athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

drop-kick - drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal

place-kick - kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football

dropkick - make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick

dropkick - drop and kick as it touches the ground

punt - kick the ball

propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

scuff - poke at with the foot or toe

boot - kick; give a boot to

hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

kick down, kick in - open violently; "kick in the doors"

kick down, kick in - open violently; "kick in the doors"

boot out, drum out, oust, kick out, expel, throw out - remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"

kick up - cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust"

trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

rebound, bounce, ricochet, take a hop, recoil, resile, spring, bound, reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

forgo, give up - refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol"

football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"

place-kick - score (a goal) by making a place kick

drop-kick - score (a goal) by making a dropkick

hen-peck, nag, peck - bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long"

backbite, bitch - say mean things

grizzle, yammer, yawp, whine - complain whiningly

gnarl, grumble, murmur, mutter, croak - make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"

grouch, grumble, scold - show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"

protest - utter words of protest

repine - express discontent

beef, bellyache, gripe, grouse, squawk, holler, crab - complain; "What was he hollering about?"

inveigh, rail - complain bitterly

bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament - regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

report - complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the superviser"

bleat - talk whiningly