kicking vs dropkick

kicking and dropkick both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kicking	Yes	No	No	No
dropkick	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dropkick is a hyponym of kicking; that is, dropkick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kicking:

kicking: the act of delivering a blow with the foot
dropkick: (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground

Other hyponyms of kicking include goal-kick, goal-kick, punt, punting, place-kicking, place kick.

kicking (noun)	dropkick (noun)
the act of delivering a blow with the foot	(football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics

kicking (verb)	dropkick (verb)
	make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick
	drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal