free kick

Football : Any kick where the opponents are restrained from advancing beyond a certain point. *free-lance, 8. 1. Lit .: A member of one of those companies of knights who, after the Crusades, wandered about offering their services to the highest bidder. The name was specially applied to those belonging to the Free Companies (q. v.). 2. Fig .: A controversialist whose pen is used in dependently, so that no party can calculate on his aid; or one who sells his pen to the highest bidder, carele of the views he advocates.