punting vs kick
kick vs puntingpunting and kick both are nouns.
punting is not a verb while kick is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| punting | Yes | No | No | No |
| kick | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
kick is a hypernym of
punting; that is, kick is a
word with a broader meaning than punting:
- punting: (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
- kick: the act of delivering a blow with the foot
| punting (noun) | kick (noun) |
|---|---|
| (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground | the act of delivering a blow with the foot |
| a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics | |
| the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs) | |
| informal terms for objecting | |
| the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired | |
| the swift release of a store of affective force |
| punting (verb) | kick (verb) |
|---|---|
| express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness | |
| make a goal | |
| stop consuming | |
| strike with the foot | |
| drive or propel with the foot | |
| spring back, as from a forceful thrust | |
| thrash about or strike out with the feet | |
| kick a leg up |
Words related to "kick"
- athletics
- backbite
- bang
- beef
- bellyache
- bemoan
- bewail
- bitch
- bleat
- blow
- boot
- bounce
- bound
- charge
- complain
- crab
- croak
- cycle
- dance
- deplore
- dispense with
- displace
- drop-kick
- dropkick
- excitement
- exhilaration
- flush
- football
- football game
- forego
- foreswear
- forgo
- give up
- gnarl
- goal-kick
- gripe
- grizzle
- grouch
- grouse
- grumble
- hen-peck
- hit
- holler
- impel
- input
- inveigh
- kick back
- kick down
- kick in
- kick out
- kick up
- kicker
- kicking
- kvetch
- lament
- motility
- motion
- motorbike
- motorcycle
- move
- movement
- murmur
- mutter
- nag
- objection
- peck
- place kick
- place-kick
- place-kicking
- plain
- propel
- protest
- punt
- punting
- quetch
- rack up
- rail
- rebound
- recoil
- relinquish
- repine
- report
- resile
- reverberate
- ricochet
- rush
- scold
- score
- scuff
- sound off
- sport
- spring
- squawk
- stimulant
- stimulation
- stimulus
- strike out
- swimming kick
- take a hop
- tally
- thrill
- trip the light fantastic
- trip the light fantastic toe
- waive
- whine
- yammer
- yawp
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