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penalty kick

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Noun

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Singular
penalty kick

Plural
penalty kicks

A footballer is about to take a penalty kick.
  1. (football) (soccer) A penalty kick is a free-kick that is taken from the penalty spot; it is taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box and the goalkeeper is the only person on the field to defend against it.
    The penalty kick saved them from defeat today.
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