Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

box kick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
box -kick
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of kick performed by the scrum-half. From the base of a ruck, maul or scrum, the scrum-half will stand sideways onto the opposition with his kicking foot further from them, and kick the ball high into the air so as to hopefully prevent the opposition charging down the kick.

verb

To kick the ball in such a manner.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From box + kick.

Usage

Inflected Forms

box kicks (plural) box kicks (present, singular) box kicking (participle, present) box kicked (participle, past) box kicked (past)

Questions

What does box kick mean?
A type of kick performed by the scrum-half. From the base of a ruck, maul or scrum, the scrum-half will stand sideways onto the opposition with his kicking foot further from them, and kick the ball high into the air so as to hopefully prevent the opposition charging down the kick.
Where does box kick come from?
From box + kick.

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