(soccer) A set piece taken from the goal area after an attacker touches the ball out of play over the goal line.

(slang, idiomatic) To be impressive; to be decisively good or pleasant.

(American football, soccer, Australian rules football, rugby, other ballgames) a kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark.

(soccer) A form of direct free kick, taken from the penalty spot after a defensive foul in the penalty box, with only the goalkeeper defending the goal.

(soccer, American football) The opening kick of each half of a game of football. / (by extension) The opening sequence of any event.

plural of kick start

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kick start

(slang, vulgar) Rough, aggressive; powerful and successful. / (slang, vulgar) Excellent, first-class.

simple past tense and past participle of kick ass

A beating, sometimes prearranged. / A brutal and decisive defeat of an individual or group of people by another who had thoroughly dominated them in doing so, such as in sports.