Meanings
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present singular third person kicks · participle present kicking · participle past kicked · past kicked · first person past singular kicked · archaic present second person singular kickest · past second person singular kicked · archaic past second person singular kickedst · present singular third person kicks · archaic present singular third person kicketh · past singular third person kicked · past plural kicked · past subjunctive kicked · participle present kicking · participle past kicked
- transitiveTo strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
Did you kick your brother?
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1895, George MacDonald, Lilith, Chapter XII: Friends and Foes, I was cuffed by the women and kicked by the men because I would not swallow it.
A punt is made by letting the ball drop from the hands and kicking it just before it touches the ground.
1905, Fielding H. Yost, chapter 6, in Football for Player and SpectatorWill Henderson, who had on a light overcoat and no overshoes, kicked the heel of his left foot with the toe of the right.
1919, Sherwood Anderson, “The Teacher: concerning Kate Swift”, in Winesburg, OhioOr to put it in the more colourful language of our Prime Minister: "The secret to improving rail transport, in my view, is you need to find the right arse to kick." Unfortunately, since the abolition of the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) in 2005, the DfT has ostensibly been in direct control of railway policy setting, and this has meant that the only arse the government has been able to kick is its own.
2020 September 9, Jason Chamberlain, “The growing likelihood of a 'different type of railway'”, in Rail, page 45 - intransitiveTo make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
He enjoyed the simple pleasure of watching the kickline kick.
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Sometimes we had rather rough play, for they would frequently bite and kick as well as gallop.
[1877], Anna Sewell, “My Early Home”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part I, page 101904, Stratemeyer Syndicate, The Bobbsey Twins, Chapter II: Rope Jumping, and What Followed, "If you did that, I'd kick," answered Freddie, and began to kick real hard into the air.
- transitiveTo direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
Kick the ball into the goal.
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Sometimes he can kick the ball forward along the ground until it is kicked in goal, where he can fall on it for a touchdown.
1905, Fielding H. Yost, chapter 7, in Football for Player and Spectator - To eject summarily.
Dial 1-900-Mix-a-Lot and kick them nasty thoughts.
1992, “Baby Got Back”, in Sir Mix-a-Lot (lyrics), Rick Rubin and Sir Mix-a-Lot (music), Mack Daddy, Def American Recordings2 more examples
"He's been mad at me ever since I fired him off'n my payroll. After I kicked him off'n my ranch he run for sheriff, and the night of the election everybody was so drunk they voted for him by mistake, or for a joke, or somethin', and since he's been in office he's been lettin' the sheepmen steal me right out of house and home."
1936 October, Robert E. Howard, “The Conquerin' Hero of the Humbolts”, in Action StoriesThey are the ones who give hobbyists a bad name, and should be kicked out of any club meeting they show up at.
1976 February 3, Bill Gates, An Open Letter to Hobbyists - InternettransitiveTo forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
She was kicked from the IRC server for flooding.
- slangtransitiveTo overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).
I still smoke, but they keep telling me to kick the habit.
- To move or push suddenly and violently.
He was kicked sideways by the force of the blast.
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The back of the car kicked out violently, forcing me to steer into the slide and accelerate in order to maintain control.
2011, Tom Andry, Bob Moore: No Hero - To recoil; to push by recoiling.
I asked my sister Jeanette if she wanted to shoot the 12 ga. shotgun. She replied, "does it kick"?
2006, Daniel D. Scherschel, Maple Grove, page 811 more example
Lying on the ground, when fired, it kicked me back a foot. There was no way a person my size was going to be able to do an effective job with this gun.
2003, Jennifer C. D. Groomes, The Falcon Project, page 174 - transitiveboard gamesTo attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.
- intransitivecyclingTo accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.
Contador kicks again to try to rid himself of Rasmussen.
- intransitiveTo show opposition or resistance.
"My expenses always are reasonable—I mean there is always a reason for them. But I notice that you don't kick at the other item. That doesn't look as if you were exactly optimistic of striking a gold mine, Joolby."
1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London - Of an engine, to engage; to start.
The grey Bentley convertible, the 1933 4½-litre with the Amherst-Villiers supercharger, had been brought round a few minutes earlier from the garage where he kept it and the engine had kicked directly he pressed the self-starter.
1954, Ian Fleming, “Interview with M”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 11 - transitivecomputingTo reset (a watchdog timer).
From now on the process has to periodically kick the watchdog timer in intervals shorter than the initialization interval.
2012, Tarek Sobh, Khaled Elleithy, Emerging Trends in Computing, Informatics, Systems Sciences, and Engineering, page 7631 more example
In the meantime, it is possible for the embedded software to “kick” the watchdog timer, to reset its counter to the original large number.
1999, Michael Barr, Programming Embedded Systems in C and C++, page 98 - informalreflexiveTo reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.
He's still kicking himself for not investing three years ago.
Synonyms: beat oneself up, live to regret
plural kicks
- countableuncountableA hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
A kick to the knee.
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A kick of his boot-heel sent the door flying into the room.
1890, Jacob A[ugust] Riis, “A Raid on the Stale-beer Dives”, in How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 72Elsad Zverotic gave Montenegro hope with a goal with the last kick of the first half - and when Rooney was deservedly shown red by referee Wolfgang Stark, England were placed under pressure they could not survive.
2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 EnglandSynonyms: calcation
- countableuncountablehobbiesA kicking motion used in a swim stroke.
These boys all use a kick similar to the kick presented here however, in some cases it is less modified than in others.
1935, Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, volume 6, number April 1935, page 26
- colloquialcountableuncountableSomething that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing; a pleasure; a thrill.
get one's kicks
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I finally saw the show. What a kick!
I think I sprained something on my latest exercise kick.
get a kick out of
Won't you get hip to this kindly tip / When you ride that California trip / Get your kicks on Route 66
1946, Bobby Troup, “Route 66”, performed by Nat King ColeI get no kick from champagne. Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all. So tell me why should it be true that I get a kick out of you. Some hey may go for cocaine. I'm sure that if I took even one sniff it would bore me terrifically, too. Yet, I get a kick out of you.[…]I get no kick in a plane. Flying too high with some gal in the sky is my idea of nothing to do. Yet I get a kick. You give me a boot. I get a kick out of you.
1954 January 4, “I Get a Kick Out of You”, in Songs for Young Lovers, performed by Frank Sinatra - InternetcountableuncountableThe removal of a person from an online activity.
- countableuncountablecomputer hardwareThe act of restarting or resetting a watchdog timer.
- countablefigurativelyuncountableAny bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.
The car had a nasty kick the whole way.
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The pool ball took a wild kick, up off the table.
- countableuncountableA pungent or spicy flavour; piquancy.
Add a little cascabel pepper to ordinary tomato sauce to give it a kick.
2002, Ellen and Michael Albertson, Temptations, Fireside, page 124 http://books.google.com/books?id=cITFVpz2ri8C&pg=PA124&dq=kick3 more examples
For extra kick, hollow out a lime, float it on top of the drink, and fill it with tequila.
2003, Sheree Bykofsky, Megan Buckley, Sexy City Cocktails, Adams Media, →ISBN, page 129The first time I saw "Deep Water," the trace of mystery in the Crowhurst affair gave the movie a kick of excitement.
2007 August 27, Anthony Lane, “Lone Sailors”, in The New Yorker, volume 83, numbers 22-28Then again this is Mayfair. A big, rustling bowl of deep-fried squid with a salty chilli kick cost £7.50; a generous pile of jamon croquetas, the shells giving way to something creamy and intensely hammy within, was 50p less.
2011 December 18, Jay Rayner, “Restaurant review: Aurelia”, in The Observer, →ISSN - countableuncountableA stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.
- countableuncountableball gamesA pass played by kicking with the foot.
- countableuncountableball gamesThe distance traveled by kicking the ball.
a long kick up the field.
- countableuncountableThe recoil of a gun.
- countableinformaluncountableA pocket.
If you keep Nan’s advice you’ll keep it in your kick.
2008, Loren D. Estleman, Port Hazard:A Page Murdock Novel^(https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Port_Hazard/_xrwWAAVU40C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22it+in+(his%7Cher%7Cmy%7Cyour)+kick%22&pg=PT88&printsec=frontcover), Tom Doherty Associates4 more examples
Some nights I’d try my luck in the crap game and wind up with a grand or more in my kick.
1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Quit Foolin’ with That Comb”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 1 (1899–1923: A Nothin’ but a Child), page 44Her mind couldn’t lose sight of […]the bloodied nickel plated pistol Angie had in his kick.
1952, George Mandel, Flee the Angry Strangers, Bobs-Merrill, page 383Swell shows all of ‘em, except this last one. […] Set me back two-seventy-five, including tax, and I wish I’d got it in my kick right now.
2008, P.G.Wodehouse, The Adventures of Sally (Volume 2 of 2)^(https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Adventures_of_Sally_Volume_2_of_2_Ea/xgDo0M2Q3FQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22it+in+(his%7Cher%7Cmy%7Cyour)+kick%22&pg=PA277&printsec=frontcover), ReadHowYouWant.com, page 277You take that and put it in your kick. I’ve had plenty of cash out of you already.
2012, Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust), Silvertip’s Trap, Adams Media - countableuncountableAn increase in speed in the final part of a running race.
- UKcolloquialcountabledatedhistoricaluncountableSixpence.
Two and a kick—two shillings and a kick.
1912, French's Acting Edition of Plays, Dramas, Extravaganzas, Farces etc., page 121 more example
That's the stuff that will do the trick / Sold at every chemist for one and a kick
1941, Eddie Latta, George Formby, “Auntie Maggie's Remedy”, performed by George Formby - colloquialcountableuncountableA shoe.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks / You better run, better run, outrun my gun
2010, Mark Foster, “Pumped Up Kicks”, performed by Foster the People
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present singular third person kicks · participle present kicking · participle past kicked · past kicked
- intransitiveTo die.
Who knows what will happen to his billions when the eighty-five-year-old kicks, but before he leaves the planet, Moon reportedly is hell-bent on creating a holy land in North Korea, dedicated to him.
2005, Melissa L. Rossi, What every American should know about who's really running the world, page 211
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Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.
nounA hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
nounSynonym of kicker (“backlight positioned at an angle”).
verbTo be emphatically excellent.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe swift release of a store of affective force
nouna rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
verbexpress complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
kick · verb, noun
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵeyH-“to sprout, shoot”
- Proto-Germanic*kī-
- Proto-Germanic*kaikaz“bent backwards”
- Old Norsekikna“to sink at the knees”
- Middle Englishkyken“to strike out with the foot”
- Englishkick
From Middle English kyken (“to strike out with the foot”), from Old Norse kikna (“to sink at the knees”) and keikja (“to bend backwards”) (compare Old Norse keikr (“bent backwards, the belly jutting forward”)), from Proto-Germanic *kaikaz (“bent backwards”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kī-, *kij- (“to split, dodge, swerve sidewards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to sprout, shoot”). Compare also Dutch kijken (“to look”), Middle Low German kīken (“to look, watch”). See keek.
More words from Middle English, Old Norse, Proto-Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans skop
- skopstrike with or raise the foot or leg
Ancient Greek λακτίζω, λάκτισμα
- λακτίζω (laktízō)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- λάκτισμα (láktisma)hit or strike with the leg or foot
Arabic رَفَسَ, رَكَلَ
- رَفَسَ (rafasa)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- رَكَلَ (rakala)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- رَكْلَة (rakla)hit or strike with the leg or foot
Bulgarian ри́там, изри́твам
- ри́там (rítam)direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- изри́твам (izrítvam)to remove a participant from an online activity
- ри́там (rítam)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- шутирам (šutiram)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- ритни́к (ritník)hit or strike with the leg or foot
- удово́лствие (udovólstvie)colloquial: something fun or amusing
- ри́тане (rítane)action of swinging a foot or leg
Catalan xutar, donar un cop de peu
- xutardirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- donar un cop de peustrike with or raise the foot or leg
- donar una puntada (de peu)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- xutarstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- tustarstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- puntadahit or strike with the leg or foot
- puntada de peuhit or strike with the leg or foot
- guitzahit or strike with the leg or foot
- coçahit or strike with the leg or foot
- xuthit or strike with the leg or foot
Chinese Cantonese 踢, 踢
- 踢 (thek³)direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- 踢 (tek³)strike with or raise the foot or leg
Chinese Mandarin 踢, 蹴
- 踢 (tī)direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- 蹴 (cù)direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- 踢 (tī)to remove a participant from an online activity
- 踢出 (tīchū)to remove a participant from an online activity
- 移出 (yíchū)to remove a participant from an online activity
- 踢 (tī)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- 蹴 (cù)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- 趵 (bō)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- 踆 (cūn)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- 踶 (dì)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- 蹄 (dì)strike with or raise the foot or leg
Czech kopat, kopnout
- kopatdirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- kopnoutdirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- kopatstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- kopnoutstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- kophit or strike with the leg or foot
Danish sparke, spark
- sparkestrike with or raise the foot or leg
- sparkhit or strike with the leg or foot
Dutch schoppen, stampen
- schoppenstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- stampenstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- trappenstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- schophit or strike with the leg or foot
- traphit or strike with the leg or foot
- stamphit or strike with the leg or foot
- kickcolloquial: something fun or amusing
Esperanto piedbati
- piedbatistrike with or raise the foot or leg
Finnish potkaista, poistaa
- potkaistadirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- poistaato remove a participant from an online activity
- potkaistato remove a participant from an online activity
- potkiato remove a participant from an online activity
- heittää ulosto remove a participant from an online activity
- soimata itseäänreproach oneself
- potkaistastrike with or raise the foot or leg
- potkiastrike with or raise the foot or leg
- potkuhit or strike with the leg or foot
- potkuaction of swinging a foot or leg
French kicker, s'en mordre les doigts
- kickerto remove a participant from an online activity
- s'en mordre les doigtsreproach oneself
- donner un coup de pied àstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- botterstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- coup de piedhit or strike with the leg or foot
- botterhit or strike with the leg or foot
German schießen, herauswerfen
- schießendirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- herauswerfento remove a participant from an online activity
- sich in den Hintern beißenreproach oneself
- tretenstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- kickenstrike with or raise the foot or leg
Greek κλοτσώ, κλοτσιά
- κλοτσώ (klotsó)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- κλοτσιά (klotsiá)hit or strike with the leg or foot
Hebrew העיף, בָּעַט
- העיף (he'if)to remove a participant from an online activity
- בָּעַט (ba'át)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- בעיטהhit or strike with the leg or foot
Hindi लात मारना, लात मारना
- लात मारना (lāt mārnā)direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- लात मारना (lāt mārnā)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- लात मारना (lāt mārnā)hit or strike with the leg or foot
Hungarian rúg
- rúgstrike with or raise the foot or leg
Icelandic sparka, sparka í
- sparkadirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- sparka ídirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- sparka útto remove a participant from an online activity
- sparka út afto remove a participant from an online activity
- sparkastrike with or raise the foot or leg
- sparka ístrike with or raise the foot or leg
- sparkhit or strike with the leg or foot
Indonesian menendang, menyepak
- menendangdirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- menyepakdirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- tendangstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- menendangstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- tendanganhit or strike with the leg or foot
Irish ciceáil, ciceáil
- ciceáildirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- ciceáilstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- cichit or strike with the leg or foot
- speachhit or strike with the leg or foot
Italian kickare, calciare
- kickareto remove a participant from an online activity
- calciarestrike with or raise the foot or leg
- calciohit or strike with the leg or foot
- pedatahit or strike with the leg or foot
- colpo di piedehit or strike with the leg or foot
Japanese 蹴る, 蹴る
- 蹴る (keru)direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- 蹴る (keru)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- キックする (kikku suru)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- 蹴りhit or strike with the leg or foot
- キックhit or strike with the leg or foot
Korean 차다, 차기
- 차다 (chada)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- 차기 (chagi)hit or strike with the leg or foot
Latin calcitrō
- calcitrōstrike with or raise the foot or leg
Latvian spert, spārdīt
- spertstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- spārdītstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- spārdītiesstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- spērienshit or strike with the leg or foot
Lithuanian spirti, spardyti
- spirtistrike with or raise the foot or leg
- spardytistrike with or raise the foot or leg
- spardytisstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- spyrishit or strike with the leg or foot
Malay sepak, tendang
- sepakstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- tendangstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- sepakanhit or strike with the leg or foot
- tendanganhit or strike with the leg or foot
Māori whana
- whanadirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
Norwegian sparke, sparke
- sparkedirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- sparkestrike with or raise the foot or leg
- sparkaction of swinging a foot or leg
Norwegian Bokmål spark
- sparkhit or strike with the leg or foot
Persian لگد زدن, لگد
- لگد زدن (lagad zadan)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- لگد (lagad)hit or strike with the leg or foot
Polish kopać, kopnąć
- kopaćdirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- kopnąćdirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- pluć sobie w brodęreproach oneself
- kopaćstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- kopnąćstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- kopnięciehit or strike with the leg or foot
- wykophit or strike with the leg or foot
- kophit or strike with the leg or foot
Portuguese chutar, kickar
- chutardirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- kickarto remove a participant from an online activity
- chutarstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- chutehit or strike with the leg or foot
- pontapéhit or strike with the leg or foot
- coicehit or strike with the leg or foot
Romanian șuta, lovi cu piciorul
- șutastrike with or raise the foot or leg
- lovi cu piciorulstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- șuthit or strike with the leg or foot
- lovitură cu piciorulhit or strike with the leg or foot
Russian пина́ть, пнуть
- пина́ть (pinátʹ)direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- пнуть (pnutʹ)direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- ляга́ть (ljagátʹ)direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- лягну́ть (ljagnútʹ)direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- ки́кать (kíkatʹ)to remove a participant from an online activity
- ки́кнуть (kíknutʹ)to remove a participant from an online activity
- вини́ть себя́ (vinítʹ sebjá)reproach oneself
- занима́ться самобичеванием (zanimátʹsja samobičevanijem)reproach oneself
- пина́ть (pinátʹ)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- пнуть (pnutʹ)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- ляга́ть (ljagátʹ)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- лягну́ть (ljagnútʹ)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- пино́к (pinók)hit or strike with the leg or foot
Scottish Gaelic breab, breab
- breabdirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- breabstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- breabhit or strike with the leg or foot
Slovak kopať, kopnúť
- kopaťstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- kopnúťstrike with or raise the foot or leg
Spanish shotear, chutar
- shoteardirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- chutardirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- despejardirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- dar una patadastrike with or raise the foot or leg
- dar un puntapiéstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- patearstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- cocearstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- patadahit or strike with the leg or foot
- puntapiéhit or strike with the leg or foot
- puntillónhit or strike with the leg or foot
Swedish sparka, sparka
- sparkadirect to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- sparkastrike with or raise the foot or leg
- sparkhit or strike with the leg or foot
- kickcolloquial: something fun or amusing
- sparkaction of swinging a foot or leg
Tagalog sipain
- sipainstrike with or raise the foot or leg
Thai เตะ
- เตะ (dtè)strike with or raise the foot or leg
Turkish atmak, tekmelemek
- atmakto remove a participant from an online activity
- tekmelemekstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- tekme atmakstrike with or raise the foot or leg
- tekmehit or strike with the leg or foot
Ukrainian вдаря́ти, ударя́ти
- вдаря́ти (vdarjáty)direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- ударя́ти (udarjáty)direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- вда́рити (vdáryty)direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- уда́рити (udáryty)direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg
- виганя́ти (vyhanjáty)to remove a participant from an online activity
- ви́гнати (výhnaty)to remove a participant from an online activity
- кі́кати (kíkaty)to remove a participant from an online activity
- кі́кнути (kíknuty)to remove a participant from an online activity
- не знахо́дити собі́ мі́сця (ne znaxódyty sobí míscja)reproach oneself
- штовха́ти (štovxáty)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- штовхну́ти (štovxnúty)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- ко́пати (kópaty)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- копня́к (kopnják)hit or strike with the leg or foot
- сміхота́ (smixotá)colloquial: something fun or amusing
- весе́лощі (vesélošči)colloquial: something fun or amusing
- уда́р (udár)action of swinging a foot or leg
- вдар (vdar)action of swinging a foot or leg
Urdu لات
- لات (lāt)hit or strike with the leg or foot
Vietnamese đá, đòn đá
- đástrike with or raise the foot or leg
- đòn đáhit or strike with the leg or foot
- cú đáhit or strike with the leg or foot
Welsh cicio
- ciciostrike with or raise the foot or leg
Yiddish בריקען, בריקע
- בריקען (briken)strike with or raise the foot or leg
- בריקע (brike)hit or strike with the leg or foot
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with kick
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kick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick
“kick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick.
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