| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | kick, boot, kicking | The act of delivering a blow with the foot |
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| 2 | kick, bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill | The swift release of a store of affective force | |
| 3 | kick, recoil | The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired | |
| 4 | kick, gripe, beef, bitch, squawk | Informal terms for objecting | |
| 5 | kick | The sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs) | |
| 6 | kick, kicking | A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics | |
| VERB | 1 | kick | Drive or propel with the foot |
| 2 | kick | Thrash about or strike out with the feet | |
| 3 | kick | Strike with the foot | |
| 4 | kick | Kick a leg up | |
| 5 | kick, kick back, recoil | Spring back, as from a forceful thrust | |
| 6 | kick | Stop consuming | |
| 7 | kick | Make a goal | |
| 8 | kick, complain, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch | Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
| Sounds | kih'k |
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| Rhymes | academic, acerbic, acetic, and 708 more rhymes in ihk at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | The act of delivering a blow with the foot. |
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| Examples | "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent" |
| Synonyms | boot, kicking |
| Narrower | goal-kick; goal-kick; punt, punting; place kick, place-kicking; dropkick |
| Broader | blow |
| Verbs | kick; kick |
| Meaning | The swift release of a store of affective force. |
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| Examples | "he does it for kicks" |
| Synonyms | bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill |
| Broader | exhilaration, excitement |
| Meaning | The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired. |
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| Synonyms | recoil |
| Broader | movement, motion |
| Verbs | kick |
| Meaning | Informal terms for objecting. |
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| Synonyms | gripe, beef, bitch, squawk |
| Broader | objection |
| Verbs | kick |
| Meaning | The sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs). |
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| Examples | "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick" |
| Broader | stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input |
| Meaning | A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics. |
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| Examples | "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him" |
| Synonyms | kicking |
| Narrower | swimming kick |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility |
| Verbs | kick |
| Meaning | Drive or propel with the foot. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Category | sport, athletics |
| Entails | move, displace |
| Narrower | drop-kick; place-kick; dropkick; dropkick; punt |
| Broader | propel, impel |
| Nouns | kicker; kick, kicking |
| Meaning | Thrash about or strike out with the feet. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Broader | move |
| Nouns | kick |
| Meaning | Strike with the foot. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | They want to kick the prisoners |
| Examples | "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down" |
| Entailed by | motorcycle, cycle |
| Narrower | scuff; boot |
| Broader | hit |
| See also | kick in, kick down; kick up; kick out |
| Nouns | kick, kicking |
| Meaning | Kick a leg up. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Broader | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe |
| Meaning | Spring back, as from a forceful thrust. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Examples | "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" |
| Synonyms | kick back, recoil |
| Broader | bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet |
| Nouns | kick |
| Meaning | Stop consuming. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
| Examples | "kick a habit" |
| Broader | forgo, give up |
| Meaning | Make a goal. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "He kicked the extra point after touchdown" |
| Category | football, football game |
| Narrower | place-kick; drop-kick |
| Broader | score, hit, tally, rack up |
| Meaning | Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Examples | "She has a lot to kick about" |
| Synonyms | complain, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch |
| Narrower | nag, peck, hen-peck; backbite, bitch; whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp; murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl; grouch, grumble, scold; protest; repine; gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler; rail, inveigh; deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan; report; bleat |
| Contrary | cheer, cheer up, chirk up |
| Nouns | kick |