n.
Pronunciation: ' kik
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English kiken
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1 a : to strike out with the foot or feet b : to make a kick in football
2 a : to show opposition : RESIST , REBEL b : to protest strenuously or urgently : express grave discontent broadly : COMPLAIN
3 : to function with vitality and energy <alive and kick ing >
4 of a firearm : to recoil when fired
5 : to go from one place to another as circumstance or whim dictates
6 : to run at a faster speed during the last part of a race
transitive verb
1 a : to strike, thrust, or hit with the foot b : to strike suddenly and forcefully as if with the foot c : to remove by a kicking motion < kick ed off her shoes> d : to remove from a position or status < kick ed him off the team>
2 : to score by kicking a ball
3 : to heap reproaches upon (oneself) < kick ed themselves for not going>
4 : to free oneself of (as a drug habit)
– kick · able \ ' ki-k ə -b ə l \ adjective
– kick ass
often vulgar : to kick butt
– kick butt : to use forceful or coercive measures in order to achieve a purpose also : to succeed or win overwhelmingly
– kick over the traces : to cast off restraint, authority, or control
– kick the bucket : DIE
– kick up one's heels
1 : to show sudden delight
2 : to have a lively time
– kick upstairs : to promote to a higher but less desirable position