= drop-kick, n.

(See quot. 1896.)

A long kick upfield.

An unimpeded kick of the ball, typically awarded to a team as a penalty for a foul or infringement by the other team and taken from the place…

Rugby. A ball that passes directly over the top of one of the goalposts. Now rare.

Rugby and (occasionally) American Football. An attempt to kick the ball between the goalposts and over the crossbar in order score a point or points…

Rugby. A drop-kick made from within the defending side's twenty-five-yard line in order to restart play after the ball has gone dead.

A kick that sends the ball into touch (touch, n. 14a).

a touch kick used as a means of gaining ground; (also) a person who uses such a kick as a tactic.

a kick (esp. in Rugby football) made while moving at rapid speed.

a forward kick of the ball along the ground.

= grubber, n. compounds; hence as v. intransitive.

a light kick given to the ball whereby play is re-started from a penalty and possession retained; also as v. transitive.

A high kick intended to give the kicker and some other members of his team time to reach the point where the ball will come down. Also up-and-under…

a kick causing the ball to travel in a short high arc, typically used to send it over an opposition defender or defenders into a space behind the…

= up and under, n.

A type of kick, typically sending the ball high into the air but not so as to travel a great distance forwards, made by a player in the scrum half…

An act of chipping the ball over an opposition defender or defenders and chasing after it to attempt to regather possession or score a try.