What's The Definition Of Kick?
[n] 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"
[n] the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
[n] the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"
[n] informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"
[n] the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
[n] the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a rush!"; "he does it for kicks"
[v] express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
[v] make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
[v] stop consuming; "kick a habit"
[v] strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down"
[v] spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
[v] drive or propel with the foot, as in sports such as football
[v] thrash about or strike out with the feet
[v] kick a leg up
Synonyms | Synonyms for Kick: bang |
beef |
bitch |
boot |
boot |
charge |
complain |
flush |
gripe |
kick back |
kicking |
kvetch |
plain |
quetch |
recoil |
recoil |
rush |
sound off |
squawk |
thrill
Related Terms | Find terms related to Kick: 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 |
beefing |
bell |
bell buoy |
bellyache |
bellyaching |
bitch |
bitching |
bite |
blinker |
blue peter |
bodily pleasure |
boggle |
boomerang |
boot |
bounce |
bounce back |
bound |
bound back |
boycott |
break |
break the habit |
briskness |
broad hint |
bump |
buoy |
bust |
calcitration |
call in question |
can |
cannon |
cannon off |
carnal delight |
carom |
cashier |
caution light |
challenge |
charge |
clamor |
clashing |
clue |
collision |
comfort |
complain |
complain loudly |
complaining |
complaint |
compunction |
conflict |
confront |
confutation |
contend with |
content |
contentment |
contradiction |
contraposition |
contrariety |
contrecoup |
counteraction |
counterposition |
counterworking |
coziness |
crab |
crankiness |
creature comforts |
croak |
crotchetiness |
cry out against |
cue |
dash |
defrock |
degrade |
demonstrate |
demonstrate against |
demonstration |
demote |
demur |
demurrer |
deplume |
depose |
deprive |
destructive criticism |
dip |
disbar |
discharge |
discontinue |
disemploy |
dismiss |
displace |
displume |
dispute |
dissent |
drive |
drop |
drop kick |
drum out |
ease |
endpleasure |
enjoyment |
enter a protest |
enterprise |
entertainment |
euphoria |
except |
exception |
exchange colors |
expel |
expostulate |
expostulation |
face down |
face out |
face up to |
faultfinding |
fire |
flag |
flag down |
flare |
flash |
flush |
fly back |
fog bell |
fog signal |
fog whistle |
foghorn |
forepleasure |
fret |
fret and fume |
friction |
front |
fruition |
fun |
furlough |
fuss |
gentle hint |
gesture |
get-up-and-go |
ginger |
give a signal |
give the ax |
give the gate |
give the nod |
give up |
glance |
glimmer |
glimmering |
go light |
gong buoy |
gratification |
great satisfaction |
green light |
grievance |
grievance committee |
gripe |
griping |
groan |
groaning |
grouch |
grouse |
grousing |
growl |
grumble |
grumbling |
grunt |
gusto |
guts |
hail |
hail and speak |
half-mast |
have repercussions |
hearty enjoyment |
heliograph |
high sign |
hint |
hoist a banner |
holler |
hotness |
howl |
implication |
index |
indication |
indignation meeting |
initiative |
inkling |
innuendo |
insinuation |
intellectual pleasure |
interference |
international alphabet flag |
international numeral pennant |
intimation |
inveigh |
joie de vivre |
jollies |
keen pleasure |
kick against |
kick back |
kick upstairs |
kickback |
kicking |
kicks |
knee |
lash back |
lay off |
leave off |
leer |
let go |
let out |
lift |
liveliness |
lodge a complaint |
look |
luxury |
make a sign |
make a stand |
make redundant |
march |
marker beacon |
meet head-on |
murmur |
murmuring |
mutter |
nip |
nippiness |
nod |
nonconformity |
nonviolent protest |
nudge |
object |
objection |
offer resistance |
oppose |
opposition |
opposure |
oppugnance |
oppugnancy |
parachute flare |
peeve |
peevishness |
pension off |
pep |
pepper |
pepperiness |
perverseness |
pet peeve |
petulance |
physical pleasure |
picket |
picketing |
pilot flag |
piss and vinegar |
pizzazz |
place kick |
pleasure |
poke |
police whistle |
poop |
press objections |
prompt |
protest |
protest demonstration |
protestation |
punch |
punt |
push |
qualm |
quarantine flag |
querulousness |
quiet pleasure |
quiver |
raciness |
radio beacon |
raise a cry |
raise a howl |
rally |
reaction |
read out of |
rebound |
rebuff |
recalcitrance |
recalcitrate |
recalcitration |
recoil |
red flag |
red light |
register a complaint |
release |
relish |
reluct |
remonstrance |
remonstrate |
remonstration |
remove |
renitency |
repercuss |
repercussion |
replace |
repugnance |
repulse |
resile |
resilience |
resistance |
retire |
revolt |
ricochet |
rocket |
Roman candle |
rush |
rush of emotion |
sack |
sailing aid |
salute |
satisfaction |
scent |
scolding |
scruple |
self-gratification |
self-indulgence |
semaphore |
semaphore flag |
semaphore telegraph |
sensation |
sensual pleasure |
sensuous pleasure |
separate forcibly |
sexual pleasure |
shake |
shiver |
show fight |
shudder |
sign |
signal |
signal beacon |
signal bell |
signal fire |
signal flag |
signal gong |
signal gun |
signal lamp |
signal light |
signal mast |
signal post |
signal rocket |
signal shot |
signal siren |
signal tower |
signalize |
sit in |
sit-in |
snap |
snap back |
snappiness |
sniping |
sound an alarm |
sound the trumpet |
spar buoy |
speak |
spice |
spiciness |
spoor |
spring |
spring back |
spunk |
squawk |
squawking |
stand |
stand at bay |
stand up against |
stand up to |
starch |
state a grievance |
stop |
stop light |
strike |
strip |
strive against |
suggestion |
superannuate |
surge of emotion |
surplus |
suspend |
suspicion |
swear off |
sweetness of life |
swimming upstream |
symptom |
take on |
tang |
tanginess |
teach in |
teach-in |
telltale |
the nod |
the wink |
thrill |
throw off |
thrust |
tingle |
tingling |
titillation |
touch |
track |
traffic light |
traffic signal |
tremor |
tremor of excitement |
turn off |
turn out |
unfrock |
unfurl a flag |
verve |
vim |
voluptuousness |
wallop |
watch fire |
wave |
wave a flag |
wave the hand |
well-being |
whine |
whining |
whisper |
white flag |
wigwag |
wigwag flag |
wink |
withstand |
yap |
yapping |
yell bloody murder |
yellow flag |
yelp |
zest |
zestfulness |
zing |
zip
See Also | backbite |
beef |
bellyache |
bemoan |
bewail |
bitch |
bleat |
blow |
boot |
boot out |
bounce |
bound |
croak |
dance |
deplore |
displace |
dropkick |
dropkick |
drop-kick |
drop-kick |
drum out |
excitement |
exhilaration |
expel |
forgo |
give up |
gnarl |
goal-kick |
gripe |
grizzle |
grouch |
grouse |
grumble |
hen-peck |
hit |
hit |
holler |
impel |
input |
inveigh |
kick down |
kick in |
kick out |
kick up |
lament |
motility |
motion |
motion |
move |
move |
move |
movement |
movement |
murmur |
mutter |
nag |
objection |
oust |
peck |
place kick |
place-kick |
place-kick |
place-kicking |
propel |
protest |
punt |
punt |
punting |
rack up |
rail |
rebound |
regret |
repine |
report |
resile |
reverberate |
ricochet |
scold |
score |
scuff |
spring |
squawk |
stimulant |
stimulation |
stimulus |
swimming kick |
take a hop |
tally |
throw out |
trip the light fantastic |
trip the light fantastic toe |
whine |
yammer |
yawp
Kick In Webster's Dictionary
\Kick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kicred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Kicking}.] [W. cicio, fr. cic foot.]
To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a
horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his
judges. --Macaulay.
{To kick the beam}, to fit up and strike the beam; -- said of
the lighter arm of a loaded balance; hence, to be found
wanting in weight. --Milton.
{To kick the bucket}, to lose one's life; to die. [Colloq. &
Low]
\Kick\, v. i.
1. To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike
out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper;
esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a
habit of doing so. Hence, figuratively: To show ugly
resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn.
I should kick, being kicked. --Shak.
2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.
\Kick\, n.
1. A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with
the foot.
A kick, that scarce would more a horse, May kill a
sound divine. --Cowper.
2. The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife,
which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the
spring. See Illust. of {Pocketknife}.
3. (Brickmaking) A projection in a mold, to form a depression
in the surface of the brick.
4. The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.
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