Phrase guide

free kick

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Australian rules football; other ballgames; Australian rules football; other ballgames

Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, soccer, sports

Examples

  • a free-kick specialist

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Gaelic football

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

(soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: place kick, place-kicking

Narrower terms: corner kick

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: goditje e lirë — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Arabic: رَكْلَة حُرَّة — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Arabic: مُخَالَفَة (muḵālafa) — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Armenian: ազատ հարված (azat harvac) — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Armenian: տուգանային հարված (tuganayin harvac) — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Azerbaijani: cərimə zərbəsi — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Catalan: xut franc — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Catalan: xut lliure — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 任意球 (rènyìqiú) — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Czech: přímý kop — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Danish: frispark — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Dutch: vrije trap — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Dutch: vrije schop — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Dutch: vrijschop — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Finnish: vapaapotku — kick played without interference of opposition
  • French: coup franc — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Georgian: საჯარიმო დარტყმა (saǯarimo darṭq̇ma) — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Georgian: თავისუფალი დარტყმა (tavisupali darṭq̇ma) — kick played without interference of opposition
  • German: Freistoß — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Hungarian: szabadrúgás — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Icelandic: aukaspyrna — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Indonesian: tendangan bebas — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Irish: saorchic — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Irish: cic saor — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Italian: calcio di punizione — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Japanese: フリーキック (furīkikku) — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Korean: 프리킥 (peurikik) — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Korean: 벌차기 (beolchagi) — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Latvian: brīvsitiens — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Macedonian: слободен удар (sloboden udar) — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Norwegian Bokmål: frispark — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frispark — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Polish: rzut wolny — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Portuguese: tiro livre — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Portuguese: cobrança — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Portuguese: cobrança de falta — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Romanian: lovitură liberă — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Russian: свобо́дный уда́р (svobódnyj udár) — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Russian: штрафно́й уда́р (štrafnój udár) — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Spanish: tiro libre — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Swedish: frispark — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Tagalog: malayang pagsipa — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Turkish: serbest vuruş — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Turkish: frikik — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Ukrainian: ві́льний уда́р (vílʹnyj udár) — kick played without interference of opposition
  • Irish: saorchic — Gaelic football
  • Irish: cic saor — Gaelic football