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Kick   /kɪk/   Listen
noun
Kick  n.  
1.
A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot. "A kick, that scarce would move a horse, May kill a sound divine."
2.
The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring.
3.
(Brickmaking) A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.
4.
The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
5.
A surge of pleasure; a thrill; usually used in the phrase get a kick out of; as, I always get a kick out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump. (informal)
Synonyms: bang (3).


verb
Kick  v. t.  (past & past part. kicked; pres. part. kicking)  
1.
To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog. "He (Frederick the Great) kicked the shins of his judges."
2.
To evict or remove from a place or position, usually with out or off; as, they kicked him off the staff; he was kicked out of the restaurant; the landlord kicked them out of the apartment for making too much noise.
3.
(Sport) To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they kicked three field goals in the game.
4.
To discontinue; usually used of habitual activities; as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.
To kick the beam, to fit up and strike the beam; said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found wanting in weight.
To kick the bucket, to lose one's life; to die. (Colloq. & Low)
To kick oneself, to experience strong regret; as, he kicked himself for not investing in the stock market in 1995.


Kick  v. i.  
1.
To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so. Hence, (figuratively): To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn. "I should kick, being kicked."
2.
To recoil; said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called kick back.
3.
(Football) To make a kick as an offensive play.
4.
To complain strenuously; to object vigorously.
5.
To resist.





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


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"Kick" Quotes from Famous Books



... shipping clerk morosely, as he picked himself up and dusted off his clothing. "Gee! You got a wallop like the kick of a ...
— The Day of Days - An Extravaganza • Louis Joseph Vance
... with the MacMorroghs the best way you can," was Ford's concluding instruction to his lieutenant. "They will kick, of course; merely to be kicking at anything I suggest. But you can bring them to ...
— Empire Builders • Francis Lynde
... while one of the men must go in advance of the dogs and pack it down with snowshoes so that they should not wallow. Quite different was it from the ordinary snow known to those of the Southland. It was hard, and fine, and dry. It was more like sugar. Kick it, and it flew with a hissing noise like sand. There was no cohesion among the particles, and it could not be moulded into snowballs. It was not composed of flakes, but of crystals—tiny, geometrical frost-crystals. In truth, it was not snow, ...
— Burning Daylight • Jack London
... I'd sooner hang myself than belong to it!' said he, with sweeping gestures. 'Am I an executioner to kick poor devils, who often have to earn their bread, ...
— His Masterpiece • Emile Zola
... twelve books more, that is, from the 18th book, which was Kent (if you note it), all the east parts and north to the river of Tweed; but it lieth by me, for the booksellers and I are in terms; they are a company of base knaves, whom I scorn and kick at." ...
— Calamities and Quarrels of Authors • Isaac D'Israeli


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