kick
verb
kicked;
kicking;
kicks
Definition of kick
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to strike out with the foot or feet
b
: to make a kick in football
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
1a
: 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 (something, such as a drug habit)
kick ass
kick butt
kick over the traces
kick the bucket
kick up one's heels
kick upstairs
often vulgar
: to kick butt
: to use forceful or coercive measures in order to achieve a purpose
also
: to succeed or win overwhelmingly
: to cast off restraint, authority, or control
: die
1
: to show sudden delight
2
: to have a lively time
: to promote to a higher but less desirable position
kick
nounDefinition of kick (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: a blow or sudden forceful thrust with the foot
specifically
: a sudden propelling of a ball with the foot
b
: the power to kick
c
: a rhythmic motion of the legs used in swimming
d
: a burst of speed in racing
2
: a sudden forceful jolt or thrust suggesting a kick
especially
: the recoil of a gun
4a
: a feeling or expression of opposition or objection
a kick against the administration
b
: the grounds for objection
5a
: an effect suggestive of a kick
chili with a kick
b
: a stimulating or pleasurable effect or experience
got a big kick out of meeting him
c
: pursuit of an absorbing or obsessive new interest
a skiing kick
6
: kicker sense 2
7
kicks plural, US slang
: shoes or sneakers
… nothing draws more attention to a rare pair of kicks than the cuffed hem of slim sweats.— Steve Dool
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