kick

v. strike with the foot; make a thrusting movement with the foot (as in swimming); recoil; score a goal (Football); complain, protest (Slang); be alive and full of energy; temporarily throw out of an Internet channel (Computers)

n. strike or blow delivered by the foot; thrusting movement of the legs (as in swimming); recoil; power, strength (Slang); thrill, exciting feeling (Slang); temporary infatuation, temporary fascination (Slang)

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Noun
1. the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
(synonym) boot, kicking
(hypernym) blow
(hyponym) goal-kick
2. the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
(synonym) bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill
(hypernym) exhilaration, excitement
3. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
(synonym) recoil
(hypernym) movement, motion
(derivation) kick back, recoil
4. informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"
(synonym) gripe, beef, bitch, squawk
(hypernym) objection
(derivation) complain, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
5. the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"
(hypernym) stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
6. a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"
(synonym) kicking
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(hyponym) swimming kick

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Verb
1. drive or propel with the foot
(hypernym) propel, impel
(hyponym) drop-kick
(entail) move, displace
(derivation) boot, kicking
(classification) sport, athletics
2. thrash about or strike out with the feet
(hypernym) move
(derivation) kicking
3. strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down"
(hypernym) hit
(hyponym) scuff
(see-also) oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, expel
(derivation) boot, kicking
4. kick a leg up
(hypernym) dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
5. spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
(synonym) kick back, recoil
(hypernym) bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
(derivation) recoil
6. stop consuming; "kick a habit"
(hypernym) forgo, give up
7. make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
(hypernym) score, hit, tally, rack up
(hyponym) place-kick
(classification) football, football game
8. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
(synonym) complain, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
(hyponym) nag, peck, hen-peck
(derivation) gripe, beef, bitch, squawk

v. boot, kick, strike with the foot; (Football) score a goal; (Computers) temporarily throw out of an Internet channel

nm. kick starter, a motor starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated by a thrust of the foot