ˈkikə(r) noun
( -s )
1. : one that kicks: as
a. : an animal having the habit of kicking
b. : a member of a football team who makes or is designated to make dropkicks, place-kicks, or punts
c. : a person who protests, complains, or grumbles especially habitually
d. : a sawmill device for throwing logs from the conveyor trough onto the log deck
e. : a mechanical part that gives a sharp push to some object (as for feeding or ejecting work from a machine)
f. : a device for opening a stove door or other object by pressure applied with the foot
g. : a ball (as in cricket and tennis) that rebounds erratically or high
h. : wild-oat kicker
i. : a small internal-combustion engine in a boat ; also : a boat driven by such an engine
j. : an aircrewman who releases or propels out of a cargo airplane bundles to be parachuted to a drop zone on the ground
2. : tedder
3. : a protective covering for the toes and instep of a goalkeeper in field hockey usually made of canvas or soft leather with a padding of felt or sponge rubber
4. : an unmatched card retained with a pair or three of a kind when drawing cards in draw poker
5. : a machine for softening skins in tanning
6. : a line of newspaper type set above a headline usually in a different typeface and intended to provoke interest in, editorialize about, or provide orientation for the matter in the copy heads
7. : kick 12