[kick] vb [ME kiken] vi (14c) 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 ~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 ~ vt 1 a: to strike, thrust, or hit with the foot b: to strike suddenly and forcefully as if with the foot c: to remove from a position or status "~ed him off the team"
2: to score by kicking a ball
3: to heap reproaches upon (oneself) "~ed themselves for not going"
4: to free oneself of (as a drug habit) -- kick.able adj -- kick ass : to kick butt--often considered vulgar -- 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
[2]kick n (1530) 1 a: a blow or sudden forceful thrust with the foot; specif: a sudden propelling of a ball with the foot b: the power to kick c: a rhythmic motion of the legs used in swimming d: a burst of speed in racing
2: a sudden forceful jolt or thrust suggesting a kick; esp: the recoil of a gun
3: pocket, wallet
4. a: a feeling or expression of opposition or objection "a ~ against the administration" b: the grounds for objection
5. a: an effect suggestive of a kick "chili with a ~" b: a stimulating or pleasurable effect or experience c: pursuit of an absorbing or obsessive new interest "went on a mystery-reading ~ --Time"
6: a sudden and striking surprise, revelation, or turn of events