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Noun place-kicking has 1 sense

place kick, place-kicking - (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking
--₁ is a kind of kick, boot, kicking
--₁ has particulars: free kick; kickoff
Derived forms: verb place-kick₁, verb place-kick₂

Verb place-kick has 2 senses

place-kick - kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football
--₁ is one way to kick

Derived forms: noun place-kicker₁, noun place-kicking₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
place-kick - score (a goal) by making a place kick
--₂ is one way to kick

Derived form: noun place-kicking₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something