kick around

verb

|Updated on: 10 Jun 2018

Examples: kick around in a Sentence

Definition of kick around

intransitive verb

1 : to wander or pass time aimlessly

2 a : to lie about mostly unnoticed or forgotten

b : to undergo consideration usually intermittently over a period of time

ideas that have been kicking around for years

transitive verb

1 : to treat in an inconsiderate or high-handed fashion

2 : to consider, examine, or discuss from various angles

Examples of kick around in a Sentence

the board spent the afternoon kicking around the feasibility of opening an overseas office
I really can't do much but kick around at work until I get the rest of the submissions.

Recent Examples of kick around from the Web

Airlines have been kicking around the idea of standing seats for a while now, and this year at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Germany, Italian company Aviointeriors unveiled a prototype of such a design.

— emily matchar, Smithsonian, "Seven Airplane Innovations That Could Change How We Travel," 30 May 2018
The federal Bureau of Reclamation had been kicking around the idea of raising Shasta Dam since 1980.

— ryan sabalow and dale kasler, sacbee, "This one stretch of river could decide the future of Shasta Dam | The Sacramento Bee," 7 May 2018
The Man of Steel has been kicking around comics, movies and TV for 80 years this week.

— kelly lawler, USA TODAY, "The Mothership podcast: Celebrating 80 years of Superman with Brian Michael Bendis," 20 Apr. 2018
The quarterback was tired of his offense getting kicked around by the defense in first-team clashes and wanted to see some change from his fellow offensive personnel.

— chris hays, OrlandoSentinel.com, "UCF QB McKenzie Milton developing into more vocal leader for Knights," 18 Apr. 2018
So far this year, the team is a smoldering wreck, hovering near last place in the division and getting kicked around by the worst clubs in baseball.

— steve lopez, latimes.com, "Dodgers done them wrong, and they're still in love but oh so blue," 19 May 2018
In both cases, the team kicked around the idea of trading for the quarterback in question over the last couple of years, so there’s history there.

— albert breer, SI.com, "Kirk Cousins Speculation, Shaquem Griffin Admiration and More from the NFL Combine," 4 Mar. 2018
Pat's Run This fundraiser started in a way that almost surely would have met with its namesake's approval — three friends kicking around ideas over beers.

— azcentral, "From climate to fry bread, 125 reasons to love Arizona," 15 May 2015
The two met face-to-face nearly every year of the past three decades, kicking around ideas and collaborating on original research.

— ryan p. smith, Smithsonian, "The Memory of Stephen Hawking Endures in Bold Black Hole Research Efforts," 3 Apr. 2018

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