ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Upkick

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Upkick is a noun meaning A kick in an upwards direction performed while on the floor.

Meaning

A kick in an upwards direction performed while on the floor.

More Meanings

  1. (swimming) The upstroke of a kick.

Example Sentences

As he yanked me back by my pantleg, I flipped over and delivered an upkick to the bottom of his chin.
I knew Silva loved an upkick, so I had to be wary of that, but I also really felt like jumping on that prick and wailing on him.
The general position of the feet is that heels and rear part of the toes just break the surface of the water on the upkick and drive to the position of about 45 cms underneath.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include kickup, backkick, placekick, dropkick, kickover, kickout.

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