kick down

verb

To break or demolish something by physical bodily force, especially stomping.

“The elderly woman was rescued off the floor after a young paramedic managed to kick her door down.”

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Meanings

verbkick down (third-person singular simple present kicks down, present participle kicking down, simple past and past participle kicked down)

present singular third person kicks down · participle present kicking down · participle past kicked down · past kicked down

  1. transitiveTo break or demolish something by physical bodily force, especially stomping.

    The elderly woman was rescued off the floor after a young paramedic managed to kick her door down.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbopen violently

Similar
kick in
Broader
destroyruin
Also see
kick in

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

kick down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick%20down

MLA

“kick down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick%20down. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kick down,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick%20down.

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