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goal kick
Word forms: plural goal kicks
countable noun
In football, when there is a goal kick, the goalkeeper is given the ball to kick out of the goal area because the other team has kicked it over theline by the side of goal.
goal kick in British English
noun
1. soccer
a kick taken from the six-yard line by the defending team after the ball has been put out of play by an opposing player
2. rugby
an attempt to kick a goal
goal kick in American English
Soccer
a free kick by the defensive team from near its goal, awarded after the offensive team plays the ball across the goal line but not into the goal
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