kick

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Verb

1. To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
   • Did you kick your brother?
2. To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
   • He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick.
3. To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
   • Kick the ball into the goal.
4. To eject summarily.
5. To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
   • She was kicked from the IRC server for flooding.
6. To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).
   • I still smoke, but they keep telling me to kick the habit.
7. To move or push suddenly and violently.
   • He was kicked sideways by the force of the blast.
8. To recoil; to push by recoiling.
9. To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.
10. To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.
    • Contador kicks again to try to rid himself of Rasmussen.
11. To show opposition or resistance.
12. Of an engine, to engage; to start.
13. To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.
14. To reset (a watchdog timer).
15. To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.
    • He's still kicking himself for not investing three years ago.

Noun

1. A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
   • A kick to the knee.
2. The action of swinging a foot or leg.
   • The ballerina did a high kick and a leap.
3. A kicking motion used in a swim stroke.
4. Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing; a pleasure; a thrill.
   • I finally saw the show. What a kick!
   • I think I sprained something on my latest exercise kick.
   • get a kick out of
5. The removal of a person from an online activity.
6. The act of restarting or resetting a watchdog timer.
7. Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.
   • The car had a nasty kick the whole way.
   • The pool ball took a wild kick, up off the table.
8. A pungent or spicy flavour; piquancy.
9. A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.
10. A pass played by kicking with the foot.
11. The distance traveled by kicking the ball.
    • a long kick up the field.
12. The recoil of a gun.
13. A pocket.
14. An increase in speed in the final part of a running race.
15. Synonym of kicker (“backlight positioned at an angle”).
16. Sixpence.
17. A shoe.
18. Clipping of kickdrum; a 808.

Verb

1. To die.

Verb

1. To be emphatically excellent.
   • That band really kicks.

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