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kick

/ kick /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of delivering a blow with the foot
"he gave the ball a powerful kick"
"the team''s kicking was excellent"
Type of:
blow
Derived:
boot
verb Sense 2
thrash about or strike out with the feet
Type of:
move
Derived:
kicking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
Type of:
propel impel
Derived:
boot kicking kicker
Entails:
move displace
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
sport athletics
verb Sense 4
"The boy kicked the dog"
"Kick the door down"
Type of:
hit
Kinds of:
scuff boot
Derived:
boot kicking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
"kick a habit"
Type of:
forgo give up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Frame 33
verb Sense 6
"He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
Type of:
score hit tally
Kinds of:
place-kick drop-kick
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 7
"a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"
noun Sense 8
"the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"
"the swimmer''s kicking left a wake behind him"
Type of:
motion movement move
Kinds of:
swimming kick
verb Sense 9
kick a leg up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 10
"My mother complains all day"
"She has a lot to kick about"
Opposites:
cheer cheer up chirk up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
noun Sense 11
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
Type of:
movement motion
Derived:
kick back recoil
noun Sense 12
"I have a gripe about the service here"
Type of:
objection
verb Sense 13
"The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
Derived:
recoil
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 14
"they got a great bang out of it"
"what a boot!"
"he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"
"he does it for kicks"
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
14
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
81
Times Searched
3
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