Definition

1. Verb:
   • To score a goal in rugby or American football by kicking a ball that has been placed or held stationary on the ground or on a tee.
   • To kick a ball from a stationary position, especially at the start of play or after a score in sports like rugby, American football, or association football (soccer).

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • The team's strategy was to place-kick for the extra point after the touchdown.
  • The player will place-kick the ball from the 35-yard line to start the second half.
  • He successfully place-kicked the penalty goal from a difficult angle.

Advanced Usage

• As a noun (place kick): While "place-kick" is primarily a verb, it is derived from the noun "place kick," which refers to the act or instance of such a kick.
  • The winning score came from a perfect place kick.
• In different sports: The technique and rules for a place-kick vary between rugby, American football, and association football. In soccer, it often refers to a free kick where the ball is stationary.

Variants and Related Words

• Place kick (n): The kick itself.
  • His place kick sailed through the uprights.
• Placekicker (n): A player whose primary role is to execute place kicks, especially in American football.
  • The placekicker was the hero of the game.

Synonyms

• Kick off: To start play with a place kick from the center of the field (specific to the start of a half or after a score).
• Punt: A different type of kick where the ball is dropped and kicked before it hits the ground (not a stationary place-kick).

Related Phrases and Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Place-kick" is a specific sports term and does not commonly form phrasal verbs. The related actions are often described with the verb "kick" combined with prepositions.) - Kick for goal: To attempt to score by kicking the ball between the goalposts. - The team decided to kick for goal rather than attempt a run.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms directly using the term "place-kick." Idioms in sports often relate to the broader concept of "kick.") - A kick in the teeth: A severe setback or disappointment (figurative, not related to the sports action). - Losing the funding was a real kick in the teeth for the project.

Verb

1. score (a goal) by making a place kick
2. kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football