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scorpion kick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
scor-pi-on -kick
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare type of kick in association football where the player dives headlong so their body flies parallel to the ground in a prone position and quickly extends their hips and flexes their knees backwards, so they resemble a scorpion's upright tail, to kick a football passing towards his heels, returning it in the direction it came.

Inflected Forms

scorpion kicks (plural)

Synonyms

scorpion volley

Questions

What does scorpion kick mean?
A rare type of kick in association football where the player dives headlong so their body flies parallel to the ground in a prone position and quickly extends their hips and flexes their knees backwards, so they resemble a scorpion's upright tail, to kick a football passing towards his heels, returning it in the direction it came.

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