kick

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kick[1,verb] kick[2,noun] corner kick drop-kick flutter kick free kick frog kick goal kick kick around kick-ass

Main Entry: ¹kick
Pronunciation: 'kik
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English kiken
intransitive verb
1 a : to strike out with the foot or feet b : to make a kick in football
2 a : to show opposition : RESIST, REBEL b : to protest strenuously or urgently : express grave discontent; broadly : COMPLAIN
3 : to function with vitality and energy <alive and kicking>
4 of a firearm : to recoil when fired
5 : to go from one place to another as circumstance or whim dictates
6 : to run at a faster speed during the last part of a race
transitive verb
1 a : to strike, thrust, or hit with the foot b : to strike suddenly and forcefully as if with the foot c : to remove by a kicking motion <kicked off her shoes> d : to remove from a position or status <kicked him off the team>
2 : to score by kicking a ball
3 : to heap reproaches upon (oneself) <kicked themselves for not going>
4 : to free oneself of (as a drug habit)
- kick·able /'ki-k&-b&l/ adjective
- kick ass often vulgar : to kick butt
- kick butt : to use forceful or coercive measures in order to achieve a purpose; also : to succeed or win overwhelmingly
- kick over the traces : to cast off restraint, authority, or control
- kick the bucket : DIE
- kick up one's heels
1 : to show sudden delight
2 : to have a lively time
- kick upstairs : to promote to a higher but less desirable position