placekick
noun
place·kick
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Definition of placekick
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the kicking of a ball (such as a football) placed or held in a stationary position on the ground
placekick
verb
placekicked;
placekicking;
placekicks
Definition of placekick (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to kick (a ball) from a stationary position
2
: to score by means of a placekick
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Examples of placekick in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
His only game action came as the holder on placekicks. — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, "Matt Lynch finds new possibilities with new position at UCLA," 9 Aug. 2019 But Colquitt is credited in the box score with nine special teams snaps, thanks to Matt Prater’s six extra points and three field goals—his ability to hold on placekicks kept the streak alive. — Mitch Goldich, SI.com, "A Salute to the NFL Ironmen of the Decade," 19 July 2019 In his Bengals career, Harris has completed 1,292 consecutive playable snaps (693 punts, 599 placekicks). — Jim Owczarski, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati Bengals long snapper Clark Harris named to Pro Bowl," 16 Jan. 2018 Also, looks like kicker Shawn Davis will handle placekicks — Ken Sugiura, ajc, "Live blog: Georgia Tech-Jacksonville State," 9 Sep. 2017 Tyler Stovall, the team's holder on placekicks, has been among four players competing for the starting punting job, according to special teams coordinator Tim Horton. — Tom Green, AL.com, "The surprise addition to Auburn's punter competition," 10 Aug. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The Bears picked Butler, an All-American at Georgia, in the fourth round but did not hand him the placekicking job. — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 90, Kevin Butler," 8 June 2019 Kramer also spent some time placekicking for Green Bay. — Barry Wilner, Fox News, "Ray Lewis urges togetherness, love in Hall of Fame speech," 5 Aug. 2018 Mark Moseley went from placekicking legend to fast food executive. — Si.com Staff, SI.com, "How Joey Chestnut Dominates July 4, Tony Hawk's Other Major Talent and More," 6 July 2018 Miller, who made five field goals and 44 extra points for the Warriors, was convinced to try placekicking by her soccer coach Kathy Siefert, who became the football team's kicking coach this season. — Steve Millar, Daily Southtown, "Girls soccer notes: Crete-Monee's Grace Miller finds time for football too," 1 Apr. 2018 On placekicking situation: Nothing has changed right now since last year. — Andrew Lopez, NOLA.com, "Full transcript of what LSU coach Ed Orgeron said after first spring practice," 11 Mar. 2018 Holder Dustin Colquitt and long snapper James Winchester and the rest of the Chiefs’ placekicking unit have a piece of this. — Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity, "Chiefs’ Butker travels from practice squad to NFL weekly award winner," 1 Nov. 2017 Apparently, Culp is the winner of this week's placekicking contests in LSU's practices. — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, "Three questions LSU needs answered vs. Florida," 6 Oct. 2017 The fifth-year Auburn coach ultimately decided to stick with the redshirt sophomore in order to allow Carlson to focus on placekicking. — Laura Goldman, AL.com, "Watch as fans celebrate Alabama's shutout of Vanderbilt with 'Rammer Jammer'," 23 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'placekick.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for placekick
placekick
noun
English Language Learners Definition of placekick
: a kick that is made in sports like American football and rugby when the ball has been put on the ground or is being held on the ground
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placekick
noun
place·kick
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Kids Definition of placekick
: a kick in football made with the ball held in place on the ground