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Bicycle kick

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounCommon term

In football (soccer), bicycle kick means: An acrobatic kick made with the body leaning backward in the air and the legs moving over it.

In Turkish: röveşata

How it is used

Also called an overhead kick; use attempt a bicycle kick when describing the movement.

Example sentences

  1. The striker attempted a bicycle kick as the cross dropped behind him.

    The body turns a ball behind the player into a possible shot.

  2. The replay showed that her bicycle kick went narrowly over the bar.

    The technique can be described even when the attempt misses.

Common collocations

  • attempt a bicycle kick
  • score with a bicycle kick
  • bicycle-kick goal
  • shotAn attempt to score by kicking or heading the ball towards the opponents' goal.
  • goalA point scored when the whole ball crosses the goal line between the posts and under the crossbar; also the frame with a net that teams try to put the ball into.

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