kick over
verb
kicked over; kicking over; kicks over
: to begin to fire
—used of an internal combustion engine
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Francis De Vries looped his kick over the congregated hoard and toward the far post, just beyond the goalkeeper’s hopeful reach.
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Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
In the penultimate episode of Season 3 of The White Lotus, Rick confronts his father's killer Jim Hollinger, brandishes his gun, decides not to commit murder, kicks over the old man's chair, and finds closure.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
The 2023 review found that 18.9 million people born in 1920 or earlier had not been reported dead nor kicked over to the death master file.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the ladders in manufacturing that once provided workers without a college diploma a solid wage and upward mobility were kicked over.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
In the penultimate episode of Season 3 of The White Lotus, Rick confronts his father's killer Jim Hollinger, brandishes his gun, decides not to commit murder, kicks over the old man's chair, and finds closure.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
The 2023 review found that 18.9 million people born in 1920 or earlier had not been reported dead nor kicked over to the death master file.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the ladders in manufacturing that once provided workers without a college diploma a solid wage and upward mobility were kicked over.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick%20over. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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