Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross-kick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: cross--kick
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of crosskick.

verb

Alternative form of crosskick.

Example Sentences

"And there was time for two more All Blacks tries, first flanker Adam Thomson flopping over after a break by Jimmy Cowan, before Williams latched onto a clever cross-kick by Kahui for his second touch-down with three minutes remaining."
"Their opponents' lack of platform gave England freedom to experiment and a precise Megan Jones cross-kick created their second try, Dow chasing, scrapping and gathering, before Hannah Botterman rampaged between two tacklers and swatted aside full-back Lotte Sharp to score."

Etymology

From cross- + kick.

Inflected Forms

cross-kicks (plural) cross-kicks (present, singular) cross-kicking (participle, present) cross-kicked (participle, past) cross-kicked (past)

Questions

What does cross-kick mean?: Alternative form of crosskick.
Where does cross-kick come from?: From cross- + kick.

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