Kick
English Meaning
To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
- To strike out with the foot or feet.
- Sports To score or gain ground by kicking a ball.
- Sports To punt in football.
- Sports To propel the body in swimming by moving the legs, as with a flutter kick or frog kick.
- To recoil: The powerful rifle kicked upon being fired.
- Informal To express negative feelings vigorously; complain.
- Informal To oppose by argument; protest.
- To strike with the foot.
- To propel by striking with the foot.
- To spring back against suddenly: The rifle kicked my shoulder when I fired it.
- Sports To score (a goal or point) by kicking a ball.
- A vigorous blow with the foot.
- Sports The motion of the legs that propels the body in swimming.
- A jolting recoil: a rifle with a heavy kick.
- Slang A complaint; a protest.
- Slang Power; force: a car engine with a lot of kick.
- Slang A feeling of pleasurable stimulation: got a kick out of the show.
- Slang Fun: went bowling just for kicks.
- Slang Temporary, often obsessive interest: I'm on a science fiction kick.
- Slang A sudden, striking surprise; a twist.
- Sports The act or an instance of kicking a ball.
- Sports A kicked ball.
- Sports The distance spanned by a kicked ball.
- kick about To move from place to place.
- kick around Informal To treat badly; abuse.
- kick around Informal To move from place to place: "spent the next three years in Italy, kicking around the country on a motor scooter” ( Charles E. Claffey).
- kick around Informal To give thought or consideration to; ponder or discuss.
- kick back To recoil unexpectedly and violently.
- kick back Informal To take it easy; relax: kicked back at home and watched TV.
- kick back Slang To return (stolen items).
- kick back Slang To pay a kickback.
- kick in Informal To contribute (one's share): kicked in a few dollars for the office party.
- kick in Informal To become operative or take effect: "His pituitary kicked in, and his growth was suddenly vertical” ( Kenneth Browser).
- kick in Slang To die.
- kick off Sports To begin or resume play with a kickoff.
- kick off Informal To begin; start: kicked off the promotional tour with a press conference.
- kick off Slang To die.
- kick out Slang To throw out; dismiss.
- kick over To begin to fire: The engine finally kicked over.
- kick up Informal To increase in amount or force; intensify: A sandstorm kicked up while we drove through the desert.
- kick up Informal To stir up (trouble): kicked up a row.
- kick up Informal To show signs of disorder: His ulcer has kicked up again.
- ass Vulgar Slang To take forceful or harsh measures to achieve an objective.
- kick the bucket Slang To die.
- kick the habit Slang To free oneself of an addiction, as to narcotics or cigarettes.
- kick up (one's) heels Informal To cast off one's inhibitions and have a good time.
- kick upstairs Slang To promote to a higher yet less desirable position.
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