upkick

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upkick

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From up- + kick.

noun upkicks

A kick in an upwards direction performed while on the floor As he yanked me back by my pantleg, I flipped over and delivered an upkick to the bottom of his chin.
The upstroke of a kick. The general position of the feet is that heels and rear part of the toes just break the surface of the water on the upkick and drive to the position of about 45 cms underneath.

Opposite: downkick

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Opposite: downkick

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"upkick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/upkick. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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upkick. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/upkick

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"upkick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/upkick.

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@misc{upkick_2026,
  title = {upkick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/upkick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}