scissors kick

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scissors kick

A swimming kick in which the legs are opened and closed like scissors, used especially in sidestroke.

scissors kick

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) a type of swimming kick used esp in the sidestroke, in which one leg is moved forward and the other bent back and they are then brought together again in a scissor-like action

2. (Team Sports / Soccer) Football a kick in which the player leaps into the air raising one leg and brings up his other leg to kick the ball

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Noun

scissors kick - a kick used in the sidestroke; legs are brought together in a scissoring motion

sidestroke - a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick

swimming kick - a movement of the legs in swimming

Translations

scissors kick

n (Swimming, Ftbl) → Scherenschlag m

scissors kick n (Ftbl, Swimming) → sforbiciata

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