Kick

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1.1 Transitive verb

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1.2 Intransitive verb

English

Transitive verb

to kick (kicking, kicked)

To strike or hit with the foot or leg.
Did you kick your brother?
(followed by a preposition) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
Kick the ball into the goal.

Translations

strike with the foot or leg

Catalan: donar un cop de peu a, donar una puntada de peu a
Dutch: schopppen, stampen (Belgium)
French: donner un coup de pied à
Hebrew: לבעוט (Li'v'ot)

Romanian: lovi
Spanish: dar una patada a, dar un puntapié a, patear

direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg

French: faire + verb phrase + en lui donnant un coup de pied
Kick the ball into the goal — Faites entrer le ballon dans le but en lui donnant un coup de pied

Intransitive verb

To swing or raise a foot or leg
The dancers kicked and spun.

Translations

Noun

A hit or strike with the leg or foot.
a kick to the knee
The action of swinging a foot or leg.
a high kick and a leap
(colloquial) Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing.
I finally saw the show. What a kick!
I Get a Kick Out of You — title of song by Cole Porter

Translations

hit or strike with the leg or foot

Catalan: cop de peu m, puntada de peu f
Dutch: schop, stamp m (Belgium)
French: coup de pied m
Hebrew: בעיטה f
Italian: calcio m, piedata f, colpo di piede m

Spanish: patada f, puntapié m
Urdu: لات

action of swinging a foot or leg

colloquial: something fun or amusing

Related terms

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free kick
get a kick out of
kick against the pricks
kick around
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kick the bucket
kick in
kick in the pants
kick off (verb)
kick-off (noun)
kick out
kick start
kick wheel

WordNet Definitions

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1. kick, boot, kicking -- (the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent").
2. bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick -- (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").
3. recoil, kick -- (the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired).
4. gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk -- (informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here").
5. kick -- (the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick").
6. kick, kicking -- (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").

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1. kick -- (drive or propel with the foot).
2. kick -- (thrash about or strike out with the feet).
3. kick -- (strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down").
4. kick -- (kick a leg up).
5. kick back, recoil, kick -- (spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder").
6. kick -- (stop consuming; "kick a habit").
7. kick -- (make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown").
8. complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch -- (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about").

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