kick has definitions from the fields of sport,arms,dance
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[ verb ] drive or propel with the foot, as in sports such as football

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

That 's because he already has kicked 14 extra_points in 15 tries .

Moritz was bothered during the first two games this year by a pulled muscle in the thigh of his right ( kicking ) leg and , as a result , several of his successful conversions have gone barely far enough .

He kicked several while playing at Stamford_High_School , including one that beat Anson , 3 - 0 , in a 1953 district game .

`` I kicked about 110 extra_points in 135 tries during three years in high_school '' , he said , `` and made 26 in_a_row at one time .

I never did miss one in a playoff_game - I kicked about 20 in the five playoff_games my last two years '' .

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[ verb ] thrash about or strike out with the feet

Used in print

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

After this has become easy , use slower and slower rhythms , kicking higher and higher .

Follow this by crossing from one corner of the room to the other on_all_fours , kicking as high as possible .

Drop both hands to the floor and at_the_same_time kick the right foot up in back .

Eventually the class will be able to kick up high enough so_that the teacher can catch the leading leg .

(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)

All they could think_of was to run_around in circles , kicking their legs out .

Related terms

move

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[ verb ] strike with the foot

Examples

"The boy kicked the dog" "Kick the door down"

Used in print

(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)

When a witness at court was asked if he had been kicked in the ensuing rumpus , he replied , `` No , it was in the stomach '' .

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[ noun ] the act of delivering a blow with the foot

Synonyms

kicking boot

Examples

"he gave the ball a powerful kick" "the team's kicking was excellent"

Used in print

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

A single kick made it spring open , shuddering .

(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)

I drew_back , drawing_back my foot for a kick .

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[ noun ] the swift release of a store of affective force

Examples

"they got a great bang out of it" "what a boot!" "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin" "he does it for kicks"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Although he never gets to play while the clock is running , he gets a big kick - several every Saturday , in_fact - out of football .

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[ verb ] (sport) make a goal

Examples

"He kicked the extra point after touchdown"

7
[ noun ] the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

Synonyms

recoil

Related terms

movement kick_back

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[ verb ] stop consuming

Examples

"kick a habit"

Related terms

forgo

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[ noun ] informal terms for objecting

Synonyms

gripe squawk bitch beef

Examples

"I have a gripe about the service here"

Related terms

objection complain gripe

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[ verb ] (arms) spring back, as from a forceful thrust

Synonyms

kick_back recoil

Examples

"The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

Related terms

bounce recoil

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[ verb ] express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

Examples

"My mother complains all day" "She has a lot to kick about"

12
[ noun ] the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)

Examples

"a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"

Related terms

stimulation

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[ verb ] (dance) kick a leg up

Related terms

dance

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[ noun ] (sport) a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics

Synonyms

kicking

Examples

"the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements" "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

Related terms

motion swimming_kick

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