Kick

/kɪk/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
2. (intransitive) To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
3. (transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
4. (with "off" or "out") To eject summarily.
5. (transitive, Internet) To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
6. (transitive, slang) To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).
7. To move or push suddenly and violently.
8. (of a firearm) To recoil; to push by recoiling.

Example Sentences

Did you kick your brother?

1895, George MacDonald, Lilith, Chapter XII: Friends and Foes, I was cuffed by the women and kicked by the men because I would not swallow it.

A punt is made by letting the ball drop from the hands and kicking it just before it touches the ground.

Will Henderson, who had on a light overcoat and no overshoes, kicked the heel of his left foot with the toe of the right.

Or to put it in the more colourful language of our Prime Minister: "The secret to improving rail transport, in my view, is you need to find the right arse to kick." Unfortunately, since the abolition of the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) in 2005, the DfT has ostensibly been in direct control of railway policy setting, and this has meant that the only arse the government has been able to kick is its own.

He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick.

1904, Stratemeyer Syndicate, The Bobbsey Twins, Chapter II: Rope Jumping, and What Followed, "If you did that, I'd kick," answered Freddie, and began to kick real hard into the air.

Sometimes we had rather rough play, for they would frequently bite and kick as well as gallop.

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