noun the recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
2. kick ·noun a blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.
3. kick ·vi to recoil;
said of a musket, cannon, ·etc.
4. kick ·noun a projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.
5. kick ·vt to strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
6. kick ·noun the projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. ·see ·illust. of pocketknife.
7. kick ·vi to thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; ·esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so. hence, figuratively: to show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn.