kick.
To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
Meaning & usage
To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
Did you kick your brother?
To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick.
To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
Kick the ball into the goal.
To eject summarily.
To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
She was kicked from the IRC server for flooding.
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.
To move or push suddenly and violently.
He was kicked sideways by the force of the blast.
To recoil; to push by recoiling.
To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.
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.
To show opposition or resistance.
Of an engine, to engage; to start.
To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.
To reset (a watchdog timer).
To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.
He's still kicking himself for not investing three years ago.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English kyken (“to strike out with the foot”), from Old Norse kikna (“to sink at the knees”) and keikja (“to bend backwards”) (compare Old Norse keikr (“bent backwards, the belly jutting forward”)), from Proto-Germanic *kaikaz (“bent backwards”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kī-, *kij- (“to split, dodge, swerve sidewards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to sprout, shoot”). Compare also Dutch kijken (“to look”), Middle Low German kīken (“to look, watch”). See keek.
A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
A kick to the knee.
The action of swinging a foot or leg.
The ballerina did a high kick and a leap.
The action of swinging a foot or leg. A kicking motion used in a swim stroke.
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.
The removal of a person from an online activity.
The act of restarting or resetting a watchdog timer.
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.
A pungent or spicy flavour; piquancy.
A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.
A pass played by kicking with the foot.
The distance traveled by kicking the ball.
a long kick up the field.
The recoil of a gun.
A pocket.
An increase in speed in the final part of a running race.
Synonym of kicker (“backlight positioned at an angle”).
Sixpence.
A shoe.
Clipping of kickdrum; a 808.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English kyken (“to strike out with the foot”), from Old Norse kikna (“to sink at the knees”) and keikja (“to bend backwards”) (compare Old Norse keikr (“bent backwards, the belly jutting forward”)), from Proto-Germanic *kaikaz (“bent backwards”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kī-, *kij- (“to split, dodge, swerve sidewards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to sprout, shoot”). Compare also Dutch kijken (“to look”), Middle Low German kīken (“to look, watch”). See keek.
To die.
Where this word comes from
Shortening of kick the bucket.
To be emphatically excellent.
That band really kicks.
Where this word comes from
Shortening of kick ass
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