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kick

noun

1 kick

The act of delivering a blow with the foot:
— He gave the ball a powerful kick.
— The team's kicking was excellent.

synonyms: boot, kicking.

Roget 972: punishment, punition; chastisement, chastening; correction, castigation.    discipline, infliction, trial; judgment; penalty etc. 974; retribution; ... show more

Dutch: schop, trap
Polish: kopnięcie

2 kick

The swift release of a store of affective force:
— He does it for kicks.

synonyms: bang, boot, charge, flush, rush, thrill.

Roget 716: attack; assault, assault and battery; onset, onslaught, charge.    aggression, offense; incursion, inroad, invasion; irruption; outbreak; estrapade, ... show more

Roget 276: impulse, impulsion, impetus; momentum; push, pulsion, thrust, shove, jog, jolt, brunt, booming, boost [U.S.], throw; ... show more

3 kick

The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired.

synonym: recoil.

Roget 277: recoil; reaction, retroaction; revulsion; bounce, rebound, ricochet; repercussion, recalcitration; kick, contrecoup [Fr.]; springing back etc. v.; ... show more

Dutch: terugslag
Polish: odrzut

4 kick

Informal terms for objecting.

synonyms: beef, bitch, gripe, squawk.

5 kick

The sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs).

6 kick

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.

Polish: kopnięcie, kopniak, kop, kops

verb

1 kick

Drive or propel with the foot.

Roget 276: give an impetus etc. n.; impel, push; start, give a start to, set going; drive, urge, boom; thrust, prod, ... show more

Roget 930: despise, contemn, scorn, disdain, feel contempt for, view with a scornful eye; disregard, slight, not mind; pass by etc. (neglect) 460.    look down upon; ... show more

Roget 719: resist; not submit etc. 725; repugn, reluct, reluctate, withstand; stand up against, strive against, bear up under, bear up against, be proof against, ... show more

Roget 716: attack, assault, assail; invade; set upon, fall upon; charge, impugn, break a lance with, enter the lists.    assume the offensive, take the offensive; be the aggressor, become the aggressor; ... show more

2 kick

Thrash about or strike out with the feet.

3 kick

Strike with the foot.

Dutch: scheppen, schoppen, trappen

4 kick

Kick a leg up.

5 kick

Spring back, as from a forceful thrust:
— The gun kicked back into my shoulder.

synonyms: kick back, recoil.

6 kick

Stop consuming:
— Kick a habit.

synonym: give up.

7 kick

Make a goal.

8 kick

Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness:
— She has a lot to kick about.

synonyms: complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off.

Dutch: kankeren, beklagen, reclameren


Moby thesaurus: Roman candle, abandon, aggressiveness, aid to navigation, air a grievance, alarm, amber light, amusement, animal pleasure, antagonism, antipathy, backfire, backlash, backlashing, balefire, bang, beacon, beacon fire, beat the drum, beef ... show more.

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