Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bicycle kick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: bi-cy-cle -kick
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of exercise in which one lies on one's back and makes cycling motions with the legs.

noun

A kick in which the kicker leans backwards and kicks the ball back over his head.

verb

To perform a bicycle kick.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Yaya Toure sent over a hopeful cross-field pass that Warnock attempted to clear with a bicycle kick, only to calamitously set Johnson up for a low finish past Given."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

overhead kick scissor kick

Questions

What does bicycle kick mean?: A form of exercise in which one lies on one's back and makes cycling motions with the legs.

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