cross-kick

See also: crosskick

English

Etymology

From cross- +‎ kick.

Noun

cross-kick (plural cross-kicks)

  1. Alternative form of crosskick.
    • 2011 September 16, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand 83-7 Japan”, in BBC Sport‎[1]:
      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.
    • 2025 August 22, Mike Henson, “England open World Cup with 11-try win over USA”, in BBC Sport‎[2]:
      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.

Verb

cross-kick (third-person singular simple present cross-kicks, present participle cross-kicking, simple past and past participle cross-kicked)

  1. Alternative form of crosskick.
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