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upkick en · NOUN

Etymology

From up- + kick.

Meanings

1. A kick in an upwards direction performed while on the floor
   • 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. 2015, Mark Hunt, Ben Mckelvey, Born to Fight:
   • As he yanked me back by my pantleg, I flipped over and delivered an upkick to the bottom of his chin. 2018, E.H. Reinhard, Variant - The Lieutenant Harrington Series, Book 4:
2. The upstroke of a kick.
   • 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. 2002, Kishin R. Wadhwaney, The Story of Swimming:

Forms

Antonyms

downkick (antonym(s) of “swimming”)