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— E.E. Cummings

It is said that if the dead who died in the Great

War were placed head to feet, they would stretch

from New York to San Francisco, and from San

Francisco back again to New York; and if those

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Dictionary Entry

spot kick

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/spot kick/

Penalty kick

In a Sentence

“The player calmly took the spot kick and scored the winning goal.”

Origin

From football, referring to a kick taken from the penalty spot.

Common Phrases

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Synonyms

penalty kickpenaltyplacekick

Antonyms

free kick

Related Words

spotkickspot-kickpenaltyplacekickpenalty kickdropkickspotplace kick

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