kick over
verb
kicked over; kicking over; kicks over
: to begin to fire
—used of an internal combustion engine
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Extra time was mainly an exercise in killing time until penalties, when the Parisians took their chances – aside from one save from David Raya – and Arsenal defender Gabriel sailed a must-have spot kick over the bar to hand the title to PSG.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Honestly, kicking over every cone like that is more impressive than weaving around them.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Sometimes that’s because a stray thought so often crashes the party that is the presidential cranium, kicks over the keg and makes for the nearest exit.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Spurs managed to hold onto their advantage this time, and owe a huge amount of gratitude to Antonin Kinsky who tipped Joao Gomes’ free-kick over the bar.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Honestly, kicking over every cone like that is more impressive than weaving around them.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Sometimes that’s because a stray thought so often crashes the party that is the presidential cranium, kicks over the keg and makes for the nearest exit.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Spurs managed to hold onto their advantage this time, and owe a huge amount of gratitude to Antonin Kinsky who tipped Joao Gomes’ free-kick over the bar.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick%20over. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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