kick (k k)v. kicked, kick·ing, kicks v.intr. 1. To strike out with the foot or feet. 2. Sports a. To score or gain ground by kicking a ball. b. To punt in football. c. To propel the body in swimming by moving the legs, as with a flutter kick or frog kick. 3. To recoil: The powerful rifle kicked upon being fired. 4. Informal a. To express negative feelings vigorously; complain. b. To oppose by argument; protest. v.tr. 1. To strike with the foot. 2. To propel by striking with the foot. 3. To spring back against suddenly: The rifle kicked my shoulder when I fired it. 4. Sports To score (a goal or point) by kicking a ball. n. Phrasal Verbs: 1. a. A vigorous blow with the foot. b. Sports The motion of the legs that propels the body in swimming. 2. A jolting recoil: a rifle with a heavy kick. 3. Slang A complaint; a protest. 4. Slang Power; force: a car engine with a lot of kick. 5. Slang a. A feeling of pleasurable stimulation: got a kick out of the show. b. kicks Fun: went bowling just for kicks. 6. Slang Temporary, often obsessive interest: I'm on a science fiction kick. 7. Slang A sudden, striking surprise; a twist. 8. Sports a. The act or an instance of kicking a ball. b. A kicked ball. c. The distance spanned by a kicked ball. kick about To move from place to place. kick around Informal 1. To treat badly; abuse. 2. To move from place to place: "spent the next three years in Italy, kicking around the country on a motor scooter" (Charles E. Claffey). 3. To give thought or consideration to; ponder or discuss. kick back 1. To recoil unexpectedly and violently. 2. Informal To take it easy; relax: kicked back at home and watched TV. 3. Slang To return (stolen items). 4. Slang To pay a kickback. kick in 1. Informal To contribute (one's share): kicked in a few dollars for the office party. 2. Informal To become operative or take effect: "His pituitary kicked in, and his growth was suddenly vertical" (Kenneth Browser). 3. Slang To die. kick off 1. Sports To begin or resume play with a kickoff. 2. Informal To begin; start: kicked off the promotional tour with a press conference. 3. Slang To die. kick out Slang To throw out; dismiss. kick over To begin to fire: The engine finally kicked over. kick up Informal Idioms: 1. To increase in amount or force; intensify: A sandstorm kicked up while we drove through the desert. 2. To stir up (trouble): kicked up a row. 3. To show signs of disorder: His ulcer has kicked up again. kick ass/butt Vulgar Slang To take forceful or harsh measures to achieve an objective. kick the bucket Slang To die. kick the habit Slang To free oneself of an addiction, as to narcotics or cigarettes. kick up (one's) heels Informal To cast off one's inhibitions and have a good time. kick upstairs Slang To promote to a higher yet less desirable position. [Middle English kiken, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] |
kick
Verb
1. to drive, push, or hit with the foot or feet
2. to strike out with the feet, as in swimming
3. to raise a leg high, as in dancing
4. Rugby to score (a conversion, drop kick, or penalty) with a kick: he kicked his third penalty
5. (of a firearm) to recoil when fired
6. Informal to object or resist: school uniforms give children something to kick against
7. Informal to free oneself of (an addiction): smokers who want to kick the habit
8. alive and kicking Informal active and in good health
9. kick someone upstairs to promote someone to a higher but effectively powerless position
Noun
1. a thrust or blow with the foot
2. any of certain rhythmic leg movements used in swimming
3. the recoil of a firearm
4. Informal an exciting effect: we get a kick out of attacking opposing fans and overturning their buses, a few small bets just for kicks
5. Informal the intoxicating effect of an alcoholic drink: a cocktail with a kick in it
6. kick in the teeth Slang a humiliating rebuff
See also kick about, kick off, etc. [Middle English kiken]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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"goal-kick - (association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line goal-kick - (rugby) an attempt to kick a goal punting, punt - (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game" place kick, place-kicking - (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking dropkick - (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" |
| 2. |  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"excitement, exhilaration - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" | |
| 3. | kick - the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired | |
| 4. | kick - informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" objection - the speech act of objecting | |
| 5. | kick - the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick" stimulant, stimulus, stimulation, input - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action | |
| 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"movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" swimming kick - a movement of the legs in swimming | |
| Verb | 1. | kick - drive or propel with the foot place-kick - kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football punt - kick the ball |
| 2. | kick - thrash about or strike out with the feet strike out - make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body | |
| 3. | kick - strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down" scuff - poke at with the foot or toe boot - kick; give a boot to hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" kick up - cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust" | |
| 4. | kick - kick a leg up trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" | |
| 5. | kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" bounce, rebound, ricochet, take a hop, resile, spring, recoil, bound, reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" | |
| 6. | kick - stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol" foreswear, forgo, waive, relinquish, dispense with, forego - do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" | |
| 7. | kick - make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown" football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" place-kick - score (a goal) by making a place kick | |
| 8. | kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" hen-peck, nag, peck - bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" gnarl, grumble, murmur, mutter, croak - make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" grouch, grumble, scold - show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" protest - utter words of protest repine - express discontent beef, bellyache, bitch, gripe, grouse, squawk, holler, crab - complain; "What was he hollering about?" bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament - regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" report - complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the supervisor" bleat - talk whiningly |
kick
noun 4. (Informal) pungency, force, power, edge, strength, snap (informal) punch, intensity, pep, sparkle, vitality, verve, zest, potency, tang, piquancy
kick someone out (Informal) dismiss, remove, reject, get rid of, discharge, expel, oust, eject, evict, toss out, give the boot (slang) sack (informal) kiss off (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. give (someone) their marching orders, give the push, give the bum's rush (slang) show you the door, throw you out on your ear (informal) kennet Austral. (slang) jeff Austral. (slang)
Translations
kick [kɪk] vt → donner un coup de pied à
vi [horse] → ruer
(inf) (= thrill);
to kick the habit (inf) → arrêter
kick around vi (inf) → traîner
kick [kɪk] vt → treten;
(inf) (habit) → ablegen;
vi (horse) → ausschlagen
n → Tritt m;
(to ball) → Schuss m;
(of rifle) → Rückstoß m;
(thrill);
kick around kick (inf) vi (person) → rumhängen;
(thing) → rumliegen
kick off kick vi (Sport) → anstoßen
kick [kɪk] vt → calciare, dare calci a
vi [horse] → tirar calci
n → calcio; [of rifle] → contraccolpo (= thrill): he does it for kicks → lo fa giusto per il piacere di farlo
v kick [kik]
1 to hit or strike out with the foot The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate. skop يَرْفُس ритам (vy)kopnout sparke treten κλοτσώ, τινάζομαι προς τα πίσω dar un puntapié, con el golpear pie, dar una patada a jalaga lööma لگد زدن potkaista coup de pied donner un (à, dans) לִבעוֹט लात मारना udariti nogom (meg)rúg menendang sparka calciare, prendere a calci ける 차다 (į)spirti []spert; spārdīt; spārdīties terajang schoppen sparke, spenne kopnąć dar um pontapé a lovi cu piciorul (în) ударять ногой;пинать kopnúť brcniti šutnuti sparka เตะ tekmelemek, tekme atmak 踢 ударяти ногою; брикати(ся) پیر سے ٹھوکر مارنا đá 踢
2 (of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired. skok يَرْتَد отскачам (за оръжие) kopnout, odskočit slå tilbage zurückstoßen κλοτσώ (για όπλο μετά την εκπυρσοκρότηση) dar un culetazo tagasi lööma لگد انداختن potkaista reculer לְהֵירָתַע बंदूक चलने से धक्का लगना trznuti se (vissza)rúg (puska) menyentak slá, gefa högg rinculare 反動がある (발사한 총이) 반동으로 되돌아오다 atšokti atgal (par šauteni) atsist sentakan terugslag hebben slå kopnąć dar um coice a avea recul отдавать kopnutie nazaj udariti trzati rycka till, rekylera mot เด้งกลับ geri tepmek 反衝 віддавати, відскакувати پیچھے کی طرف جھٹکا مارنا giật 反冲
n
1 a blow with the foot The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse. skop رَفْسَه، لَبْطَه ритник kopnutí spark der Tritt κλοτσιά puntapié, patada jalahoop لگد potku coup de pied בְּעִיטָה लात udarac nogom rúgás tendangan spark calcio けること 발길질 spyris spēriens tendangan schop spark, spenn kopnięcie pontapé lovitură cu piciorul удар ногой; пинок kopnutie brca udarac nogom spark การเตะ tekme, çifte 踢 удар ногою پیر کی ٹھوکر cú đá 踢
2 the springing back of a gun after it has been fired. skop إرْتِداد откат odskočení dozadu tilbageslag; rekyl der Rückstoß κλότσημα (για όπλο μετά την εκπυρσοκρότηση) culetazo tagasilöök لگد potkaisu recul רְתִיעָה बंदूक चलने से लगा धक्का trzaj rúgás (puskáé) sentakan slag, högg rinculo 反動 반동 atatranka (šautenes) atsitiens sentakan terugslag tilbakeslag, rekyl kopnięcie coice recul отдача spätný úder, spätný náraz, trhnutie udarec nazaj trzanje rekyl, stöt การเด้งกลับ geri tepme 反衝 відбій گولی داغنے کے بعد بندوق کا پیچھے کی طرف جھٹکا sự giật 反冲
3 a pleasant thrill She gets a kick out of making people happy. satisfaksie سُرور، إنْفِعال فَرِح удоволствие potěšení spænding mächtiger Spaß απόλαυση, συγκίνηση diversión, emoción erutus کیف؛ لذت mielihyvä plaisir תַּעֲנוּג מַרטִיט आनन्द, अत्यधिक मज़ा osjećaj sreće élvezetet talál vmiben kesenangan ánægja piacere 刺激 쾌감, 전율 malonumas patīkams satraukums berasa seronok stimulans? spenning, moro przyjemność prazer plăcere удовольствие potešenie, vzrušenie zadovoljstvo zadovoljstvo nöje, kick ความตื่นเต้นอย่างมาก heyecan, zevk alma 快感 задоволення ولولہ sự bất ngờ thú vị 快感
kick about/around
to treat badly or bully The bigger boys are always kicking him around. ronddrentel, rondhang يُعامِل بصورةٍ سَيِّئَه، يُعَرْبِدُ على подритвам týrat hundse med schikanieren έχω κπ. του κλότσου και του μπάτσου, εκφοβίζω maltratar peksupoisina pidama با خشونت رفتار کردن با potkia päähän brutaliser לְהִתנָקֵל खराब बर्ताव करना pobacivati rugdos memperlakukan kejam níðast á maltrattare 虐待する 괴롭히다 grubiai/žiauriai elgtis su kuo terorizēt menganiayai ruw behandelen mishandle, mobbe poniewierać tratar mal a brutaliza шпынять týrať grdo ravnati maltretirati köra med, mobba ปฎิบัติต่อผู้อื่นไม่ดี kötü davranmak; zorbalık etmek 粗暴地對待 погано поводитися з кимось برا برتاؤ کرنا đối xử tệ 粗暴地对待
kick off
afskop يَضْرِب الضربَةِ الأولى في لُعبَة كُرة القَدَم започвам provést výkop start anstoßen; der Anstoß (δίνω το) εναρκτήριο λάκτισμα sacar, hacer el saque inicial avalööki tegema با زدن توپ بازی را آغاز کردن alkupotku (donner le) coup d'envoi בְּעִיטַת פְּתִיחָה प्रारम्भ početi igru kezd(ő rúgást tesz) tendangan pertama hefja leik (upphafsspyrna) (calcio d'inizio dare il) キックオフする 축구 시합을 시작하다; 킥오프 pradėti futbolo rungtynes (smūgiu iš centro) sākt futbola spēli permulaan perlawanan aftrappen avspark rozpocząć mecz piłkarski começar a da lovitura de începere начинать игру urobiť výkop začeti igro; začetni udarec izvesti početni udarac göra avspark เริ่มเล่นเกม (ฟุตบอล) başlama vuruşu yapmak (足球的)開球 починати (футбольний матч); початок گیند کو کک مار کر فٹبال میچ کی شروعات کرنا cú phát bóng (trong bóng đá) （足球的）开球
kick up
to cause or start off (a fuss etc). maak يُثير ضَجَّةً вдигам (кавга) způsobit lave verursachen προκαλώ, ξεκινώ φασαρία κτλ. armar follón, armar bronca tõstma به پا کردن nostaa faire לְהָקִים צְעָקוֹת उपद्रव pokrenuti felhajtást csinál memulai koma af stað fare; sollevare 起こす 소란을 피우다 sukelti izraisīt; sacelt memulakan veroorzaken slå seg vrang, lage bråk wszcząć, rozpętać começar a cauza поднимать (шум и т.п.) spôsobiť sprožiti, začeti dizati prašinu sparka i gång, börja สร้างปัญหา sorun çıkarmak, mesele yapmak 引起混亂 починати فساد وغیرہ کی شروعات کرنا gây nên 大吵大闹
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