Phrase guide

corner kick

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.nə kɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈkɔɹ.nɚ kɪk/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A kick awarded to the attacking team when the ball leaves the field of play by wholly crossing the goal line without a goal having been scored, having last touched a player from the defending team. For the kick, the ball is placed within the corner arc closest to where it went out of play.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a free kick from the corner awarded to the other side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: free kick

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անկյունային (ankyunayin) — in soccer
  • Armenian: անկյունային հարված (ankyunayin harvac) — in soccer
  • Azerbaijani: künc zərbəsi — in soccer
  • Belarusian: ко́рнер (kórnjer) — in soccer
  • Belarusian: ко́рнэр (kórner) — in soccer
  • Bulgarian: корнер (korner) — in soccer
  • Bulgarian: ъглов удар (ǎglov udar) — in soccer
  • Catalan: servei de córner — in soccer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 角球 (jiǎoqiú) — in soccer
  • Czech: rohový kop — in soccer
  • Danish: hjørnespark — in soccer
  • Dutch: hoekschop — in soccer
  • Faroese: hornaspark — in soccer
  • Finnish: kulmapotku — in soccer
  • French: coup de pied de coin — in soccer
  • French: corner — in soccer
  • French: coup de coin — in soccer
  • German: Eckball — in soccer
  • German: Eckstoß — in soccer
  • German: Ecke — in soccer
  • German: Corner — in soccer
  • Greek: κόρνερ (kórner) — in soccer
  • Hebrew: קרן (qeren) — in soccer
  • Hungarian: szögletrúgás — in soccer
  • Hungarian: szöglet — in soccer
  • Icelandic: hornspyrna — in soccer
  • Italian: calcio d'angolo — in soccer
  • Japanese: コーナーキック (kōnā kikku) — in soccer
  • Korean: 코너킥 (koneokik) — in soccer
  • Korean: 구석차기 (guseokchagi) — in soccer
  • Latvian: stūra sitiens — in soccer
  • Macedonian: корнер (korner) — in soccer
  • Norwegian: corner — in soccer
  • Norwegian: hjørnespark — in soccer
  • Persian: ضربه کرنر (zarbe-ye korner) — in soccer
  • Polish: rzut rożny — in soccer
  • Portuguese: escanteio — in soccer
  • Portuguese: canto — in soccer
  • Portuguese: pontapé de canto — in soccer
  • Romanian: lovitură de colț — in soccer
  • Russian: углово́й уда́р (uglovój udár) — in soccer
  • Russian: углово́й (uglovój) — in soccer
  • Scottish Gaelic: buille bhon oisean — in soccer
  • Spanish: tiro de esquina — in soccer
  • Spanish: saque de esquina — in soccer
  • Spanish: córner — in soccer
  • Swahili: kona — in soccer
  • Swedish: hörna — in soccer
  • Swedish: hörnspark — in soccer
  • Turkish: köşe vuruşu — in soccer
  • Ukrainian: кутови́й уда́р (kutovýj udár) — in soccer