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Kick
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- 1 A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee. countable, uncountable
"A kick to the knee."
- 2 the act of delivering a blow with the foot wordnet
- 3 The action of swinging a foot or leg. countable, uncountable
"The ballerina did a high kick and a leap."
- 4 a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics wordnet
- 5 Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing; a pleasure; a thrill. colloquial, countable, uncountable
"I finally saw the show. What a kick!"
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- 6 the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs) wordnet
- 7 The removal of a person from an online activity. Internet, countable, uncountable
- 8 informal terms for objecting wordnet
- 9 The act of restarting or resetting a watchdog timer. countable, uncountable
- 10 the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired wordnet
- 11 Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"The car had a nasty kick the whole way."
- 12 the swift release of a store of affective force wordnet
- 13 A pungent or spicy flavour; piquancy. countable, uncountable
"Add a little cascabel pepper to ordinary tomato sauce to give it a kick."
- 14 A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance. countable, uncountable
- 15 A pass played by kicking with the foot. countable, uncountable
- 16 The distance traveled by kicking the ball. countable, uncountable
"a long kick up the field."
- 17 The recoil of a gun. countable, uncountable
- 18 A pocket. countable, informal, uncountable
"Some nights I’d try my luck in the crap game and wind up with a grand or more in my kick."
- 19 An increase in speed in the final part of a running race. countable, uncountable
- 20 Synonym of kicker (“backlight positioned at an angle”). countable, uncountable
- 21 Sixpence. British, colloquial, countable, dated, historical, uncountable
"Two and a kick—two shillings and a kick."
- 22 A shoe. colloquial, countable, uncountable
"All the other kids with the pumped up kicks / You better run, better run, outrun my gun"
- 23 Clipping of kickdrum; a 808. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
- 1 To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. transitive
"Did you kick your brother?"
- 2 To die. intransitive
"Who knows what will happen to his billions when the eighty-five-year-old kicks, but before he leaves the planet, Moon reportedly is hell-bent on creating a holy land in North Korea, dedicated to him."
- 3 To be emphatically excellent. intransitive, slang
"That band really kicks."
- 4 express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness wordnet
- 5 To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something. intransitive
"He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick."
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- 6 make a goal wordnet
- 7 To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg. transitive
"Kick the ball into the goal."
- 8 stop consuming wordnet
- 9 To eject summarily.
""He's been mad at me ever since I fired him off'n my payroll. After I kicked him off'n my ranch he run for sheriff, and the night of the election everybody was so drunk they voted for him by mistake, or for a joke, or somethin', and since he's been in office he's been lettin' the sheepmen steal me right out of house and home.""
- 10 strike with the foot wordnet
- 11 To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity. Internet, transitive
"She was kicked from the IRC server for flooding."
- 12 spring back, as from a forceful thrust wordnet
- 13 To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem). slang, transitive
"I still smoke, but they keep telling me to kick the habit."
- 14 drive or propel with the foot wordnet
- 15 To move or push suddenly and violently.
"He was kicked sideways by the force of the blast."
- 16 thrash about or strike out with the feet wordnet
- 17 To recoil; to push by recoiling.
"Lying on the ground, when fired, it kicked me back a foot. There was no way a person my size was going to be able to do an effective job with this gun."
- 18 kick a leg up wordnet
- 19 To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move. transitive
- 20 To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders. intransitive
"Contador kicks again to try to rid himself of Rasmussen."
- 21 To show opposition or resistance. intransitive
- 22 To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle. historical
- 23 To reset (a watchdog timer). transitive
"In the meantime, it is possible for the embedded software to “kick” the watchdog timer, to reset its counter to the original large number."
- 24 To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity. informal, reflexive
"He's still kicking himself for not investing three years ago."
Etymology
From Middle English kyken (“to strike out with the foot”), from Old Norse kikna (“to sink at the knees”) and keikja (“to bend backwards”) (compare Old Norse keikr (“bent backwards, the belly jutting forward”)), from Proto-Germanic *kaikaz (“bent backwards”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kī-, *kij- (“to split, dodge, swerve sidewards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to sprout, shoot”). Compare also Dutch kijken (“to look”), Middle Low German kīken (“to look, watch”). See keek.
From Middle English kyken (“to strike out with the foot”), from Old Norse kikna (“to sink at the knees”) and keikja (“to bend backwards”) (compare Old Norse keikr (“bent backwards, the belly jutting forward”)), from Proto-Germanic *kaikaz (“bent backwards”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kī-, *kij- (“to split, dodge, swerve sidewards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to sprout, shoot”). Compare also Dutch kijken (“to look”), Middle Low German kīken (“to look, watch”). See keek.
Shortening of kick the bucket.
Shortening of kick ass
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