free kick

noun

: a kick (as in football, soccer, or rugby) with which an opponent may not interfere

especially : such a kick in any direction awarded because of an infraction of the rules by an opponent

Examples of free kick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When play resumed with a free kick for the aforementioned incident, Luiz’s first contribution was to block it with his arm, leaving the referee with no choice but to award Leipzig a penalty. —Adam Digby, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024

Striker Raúl Jiménez broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute with a stunning 30-yard free kick into the top corner, before turning provider for César Huerta to seal the win four minutes into the second half. —Matias Grez, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024

In a 2-1 win over Seattle on Sunday, Sept. 22, Sam scored the winner from distance off a short free kick. —Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2024

Mihailovic shattered the deadlock by hooking a right-footed, 22-yard free kick into the top near corner for his second goal in two matches. —Steven Goff, Washington Post, 30 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

free kick

noun

: a kick (as in football or soccer) with which an opponent may not interfere

also : such a kick awarded because an opponent has broken the rules