kickout

noun

Etymology

Deverbal from kick out.

Definitions

  1. A rapid turn performed by shifting one's weight to the rear of the surfboard.

  2. A pass to another offensive player who immediately shoots for the basket.

    • On his first return scoring, against the Oilers, J.T. said, “I saw a hole on the right side, got a good kickout block and shot through.”
    • In the short roll, playing 4-on-5 like a smaller Draymond, his job is simple: Read the defense and make the right play. Most of the time, it is either a lob, a floater or a kickout for a corner 3.
    • They have to get there however possible tonight to create not just layups but also kickout 3s.
  3. A kick made by the goalkeeper from the goal area.

    • This is the style of kick made by goal keepers in soccer in a kickout and by players in the Rugby type of game in the kick-off .
  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. A drop kick by a player on the side to return the ball back into play.

      • In the great Michigan game of 1903, it was he who got the ball on the kickout.
      • Jones caught the kickout on the fifteen-yard line and Hudson kicked goal.
      • Another change requires that on the kickout the opponents line up on the 20-yard line, instead of on the 25-yard line, and that the ball be kicked from some point behind the 20-yard line.
    2. A penalty for holding or sinking the driver

      • Juliet Lawrence led the Crushers in Monday's neck-and-neck loss with 3 goals and had 3 steals and a caused kickout.
      • Strohson tallied a goal, two steals and two exclusions earned. Chimilar finished with an assist, three steals and a kickout drawn.
      • Taye Luke also scored for Santa Ynez, while accounting for one assist, a steal and one kickout.
    3. A hole in the playfield that briefly captures the ball and then ejects it.

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