What is "place-kick"

Place-kick \Place"-kick`\, v. t. & i. To make a place kick; to make (a goal) by a place kick. -- Place"-kick`er, n.

1845, originally in rugby, from place + kick (n.). Related: Place-kicking.

vb. (''in several forms of football'') To kick the ball from a stationary position, especially as a means of scoring extra points

1. v. kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football

2. score (a goal) by making a place kick