I. ˈkik 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 ˈki-kə-bəl adjective
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- kick ass
- kick butt
- kick over the traces
- kick the bucket
- kick up one's heels
- kick upstairs
II. noun
Date: 1530
1.
a. : a blow or sudden forceful thrust with the foot ; specifically : 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 ; especially : the recoil of a gun
3. : pocket , wallet
4.
a. : a feeling or expression of opposition or objection
a kick against the administration
b. : the grounds for objection
5.
a. : an effect suggestive of a kick
chili with a kick
b. : a stimulating or pleasurable effect or experience
got a big kick out of meeting him
c. : pursuit of an absorbing or obsessive new interest
a skiing kick
6. : kicker 2