"box kick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: box kicks [plural]
Etymology: box + kick Etymology templates: {{compound|en|box|kick}} box + kick Head templates: {{en-noun}} box kick (plural box kicks)
  1. (rugby) A type of kick performed by the scrum-half. From the base of a ruck, maul or scrum, the scrum-half will stand sideways onto the opposition with his kicking foot further from them, and kick the ball high into the air so as to hopefully prevent the opposition charging down the kick. Categories (topical): Rugby
    Sense id: en-box_kick-en-noun-Y2GZyr0d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports

Verb

Forms: box kicks [present, singular, third-person], box kicking [participle, present], box kicked [participle, past], box kicked [past]
Etymology: box + kick Etymology templates: {{compound|en|box|kick}} box + kick Head templates: {{en-verb}} box kick (third-person singular simple present box kicks, present participle box kicking, simple past and past participle box kicked)
  1. to kick the ball in the manner described above.
    Sense id: en-box_kick-en-verb-FcJneDiG

Inflected forms

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