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 |
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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
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 . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (sport) make a goal
Examples "He kicked the extra point after touchdown" Related terms |
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[ verb ] express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
Examples "My mother complains all day" "She has a lot to kick about" |
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[ 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 |
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[ verb ] (dance) kick a leg up
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[ noun ] (sport) a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
Synonyms Examples "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements" "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him" Related terms |
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